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Ibn Ezra on Deuteronomy 19:6/אבן עזרא על דברים י״ט:ו׳
אוהכהו נפש. דרך קצרה והכהו מכת נפש במקום שתצא נפשו:
1AND SMITE HIM MORTALLY. Ve-hikkahu nefesh8 (and smite him mortally) is short for ve-hikkahu makkat nefesh (and smite him with a mortal blow). He will strike him in a place where his soul will depart.