did for me when I left Egypt." Some modern Haggadahs mention "children" instead of "sons", and some have added a fifth child. The fifth child can represent the children of the Shoah who did not survive to ask a question or represent Jews who have drifted so far from Jewish life that they do not participate in a Seder. For the former, tradition is to say that for that child we ask "Why?" and, like the simple child, we have no answer. "Go and learn" Four verses in Deuteronomy (26:5–8) are then expounded, with an elaborate, traditional commentary. ("5. And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God: 'A wandering Aramean was my parent, and they went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous. 6. And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage. 7. And we cried unto the Lord, the God of our parents, and the Lord heard our voice, and saw our affliction, and our toil, and our oppression. 8 And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders.") The Haggadah explores the meaning of those verses, and embellishes the story. This telling describes the slavery of the Jewish people and their miraculous salvation by God. This culminates in an enumeration of the Ten Plagues: Dam (blood) – All the water was changed to blood Tzefardeyah (frogs) – An infestation of frogs sprang up in Egypt Kinim (lice) – The Egyptians were afflicted by lice Arov (wild animals) – An infestation of wild animals (some say flies) sprang up in Egypt Dever (pestilence) – A plague killed off the Egyptian livestock Sh'chin (boils) – An epidemic of boils afflicted the Egyptians Barad (hail) – Hail rained from the sky Arbeh (locusts) – Locusts swarmed over Egypt Choshech (darkness) – Egypt was covered in darkness Makkat Bechorot (killing of the first-born) – All the first-born sons of the Egyptians were slain by God With the recital of the Ten Plagues, each participant removes a drop of wine from his or her cup using a fingertip. Although this night is one of salvation, Don Isaac Abravanel explains that one cannot be completely joyous when some of God's creatures had to suffer.