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Ibn Ezra on Deuteronomy 1:16/אבן עזרא על דברים א׳:ט״ז
אשמוע. שם הפועל כמו זכור את יום השבת והוא שמוע שמעו או שמעו שמוע:
1HEAR. Shamo’a (hear) is an infinitive. It is like the word zakhor (remember) in Remember the sabbath day (Ex. 20:8).50 is an infinitive. Shamo’a is short for shamo’a shimu (you shall surely hear) or shimu shamo’a (you shall surely hear).51 literally means to hear. This makes no sense here. Thus I.E. believes that it is short for shamo’a shimu or shimu shamo’a (you shall hear), for it is good Hebrew style to combine a conjugated verb with an infinitive for purposes of emphasis.
בגרו. כבר פירשתיו:
2THE STRANGER THAT IS WITH HIM. I have already explained the meaning of the term ger (stranger).52