English: “To all his people” — R’ Yosei bar Chanina said: He decreed even upon his own people. Pharaoh issued three decrees: first, “if it is a son you shall put him to death”; afterward he decreed “into the Nile you shall cast him”; and finally he decreed even upon his own people.
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
Type of Learning
Custom — sequential reading of the three decrees.
What Is Learned
Chazal teach that Pharaoh’s final decree was universal, encompassing Egyptian children as well, in an attempt to ensure the death of the future redeemer.