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Was this Hagadah or counsel?
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Malbim: It was Hagadah 1 .
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It does not say here "Ko Amar Hashem"! Do not say that these words in verse 17 apply also to this. Malbim explained that verse 17 was counsel! Rather, verse 17 cannot be Hagadah (the king would not kill him for saying so), so "Ko Amar Hashem" must apply to our verse. (PF)
