1)

How can fire be contained inside hail?

1.

Rashi: It was a miracle within a miracle 1 - two opposing forces made peace in order to fulfill the will of their Creator.

2.

Rashbam: Refer to 9:14:1:3.

3.

Seforno: It wasn't. What happened was that the power of the swiftly moving hailstones heated up the air, turning it into fire 2 and causing thunder.

1

Gur Aryeh: To what two miracles does this refer? The hail itself was miraculous, the likes of which had never happened before. The second miracle was that the water and fire co-existed.

2

Seforno (to 9:23): Which due to the same swiftness of the hail, descended down towards the earth.

2)

What does "Mislakachas b'Soch ha'Barad" mean?

1.

Hadar Zekenim (citing the Pesikta): It means that they formed a sort of mixture.

2.

Targum Yonasan: It means that the fire jumped about inside the hail.

3.

Chizkuni: It means that after the hail struck someone, the fire took him (Lokcho) and burned him.

4.

Ba'al ha'Turim: It means that sparks and light came out. 1

1

Ba'al ha'Turim: As in the verse, "v'Eish Mislakachas, v'Nogah Lo Saviv" (Yechezkel 1:4).

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