Parashas Beshalach · Passuk 13:17
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Torah Temimah points to Mechilta (verified).
Sefaria — Exodus 13:17
Sefaria — Mechilta
English: The word “sent” here is understood as accompaniment: Pharaoh and the Egyptians accompanied Israel when they left. What reward did they receive for this? The Torah later says, “You shall not abhor an Egyptian.”
In context: See the cited source for the full section.
Midrashic lexical interpretation of “shelach” as accompaniment
Chazal read Pharaoh’s sending of Israel as an act of accompaniment, and connect that act with the Torah’s later restriction against abhorring Egyptians.