<h2>Don’t Fear a Rasha:</h2><p>Sefer Divrei Yisroel notes that the word “hazeh” seems unnecessary, as it would suffice to say that Pharaoh heard about “hadavar”. Why does it need to say that he heard about “this” matter?</p><p>He answers that the word “hazeh” is saying that Pharaoh saw Moshe’s fear. He heard about “this matter” that Moshe was afraid of a rasha, and felt that this would give him the power to defeat him. This gave him the courage to attempt to kill Moshe, and, as a result, Moshe had to flee.</p>