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Why did Hashem kill Pharaoh's horses?
According to the Mechilta (Tractate Shirata, 2) the horses did indeed do something wrong:
The Holy One, ever to be blessed, would bring the horse and his rider
and make them stand trial. God would ...
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Why did Hashem kill Pharaoh's horses?
The Shem MiShmuel in Parshas Bshalach says the horses were the gilgulim of the Mitzriyim that died before Yetzias Mitzrayim and still did not get punished.
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