Dam - Blood
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The
Abarbanel brings from Pirkei D'Rebbi Eliezer that since the Mitzrim
threw the Jewish boys into the river and it became full of Jewish,
Hashem turned it into blood.
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Tzfardei'a - Frogs
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The
Mitzrim forced Bnei Yisroel to gather for them shekatzim and remasim,
now they got all they needed and more. (Medrash Rabba)
Just like they woke up Bnei Yisroel to do work, the noise of the frogs kept them awake. (Medrash Lekach Tov)
They
threw Jewish Children to the Nilus, the frogs looked like the dead
children coming back to haunt them, screaming and crying. (Malbim)
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Kinim - Lice
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They wouldn't let Bnei Yisroel bathe or clean themselves, and the sweat left them suceptible to lice. Now the Mitzrim were infested with lice. (Medrash Lekach Tov)
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Arov - Wild Animals
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They
acted like wild animals, barging into Jewish homes, beating them, and
tearing away their children to take them to forced labor. Now animals
broke into their homes, beat them, and tore away their children.
(Abarbanel)
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Dever - Animal Plague
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They
took Bnei Yisroel who were shepherding their flock, and made them build
with bricks. Their untended animals then died. Now Hashem killed the Mitzrim's animals. (Kli Yakar)
They made Bnei Yisroel pull their plowshears in order not to weaken their animal's so Hashem killed all their animals. (Mei'am Lo'ez)
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Shechin - Boils
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They beat Bnei Yisroel until they were bloodied and bruised. Now they were all bloodied from bruises and boils. (Toldos Adam)
The
kept Bnei Yisroel working far away from their homes and wives. Now
their own wives would not get near them and their boils. (Kli Yakar)
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Barad - Hail
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They threw stones at Bnei Yisroel. Now they too were pelted with huge balls of ice and fire. (Medrash Tanchuma)
They
forced Bnei Yisroel to sleep outside with the animals. Now they had to
bring their animals inside to sleep with them so they wouldn't be
killed. (Koheles Yitzchok)
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Arbeh - Locust
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They stole the crops of the Bnei Yisroel and now all their crops were eaten by the locust. (Abarbanel)
They tried to limit Bnei Yisroel from multiplying and stop the bracha of "Harba Arbeh", so Hashem brought on them "Arbeh", which came in great numbers.
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Choshech - Darkness
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They worked Bnei Yisroel day and night without care. Now their day turned into night. (Medrash Rabba)
Because they forced Bnei Yisroel to give birth in the field and the children were swallowed in the dark earth. (Sotah 11a)
When
they made a party they would place the candles on a Yehudi's head and
tell him if he moved they would cut off his head. Now they had no
lights whatsoever. (Medrash Lekach Tov)
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Makas Bechoros - Death of Firstborn
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They wanted to kill Bnei Yisroel, Hashem's ben bechor, therefore Hashem killed all their bechorim. (Medrash Rabba)
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