Commentary for Pesachim 236:3
אמר לו הקב"ה לשר של ים פלוט אותן ליבשה אמר לפניו רבש"ע כלום יש עבד שנותן לו רבו מתנה וחוזר ונוטל ממנו אמר לו אתן לך אחד ומחצה שבהן
R'Nathan said: it was the fish in the sea who said, 'and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever,' this bei in accordance with R'Huna. For R'Huna said: The Israelites of that generation [sc. of the Egyptian exodus] were men of little faith, and as Rabbah B'Mari expounded: What is taught by the verse, But they were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CVI, 7.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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