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Ibn Ezra on Deuteronomy 24:13/אבן עזרא על דברים כ״ד:י״ג
אתהיה צדקה. פירוש שתשקול חבירך במאזני צדק עמך שישכב בעבוטו ועל דעת המעתיקים כי יש הפרש במקומות בין צדק לצדקה:
1AND IT SHALL BE RIGHTEOUSNESS40. UNTO THEE. You shall weigh your neighbor in the righteous scales41 which you possess42 means and you shall act righteously. so that he sleeps with his pledge.43 According to the transmitters of tradition there are places wherein there is a difference between the word tzedek (righteousness) and tzedakah (righteousness).44 means righteousness and tzedakah charity. In other words, tzedek is a general term, while tzedakah is a particular term, as in “collectors of charity (tzedakah)” (Sabbath 118b) and “deeds of love are worth more than almsgiving” (tzedakah) (Sukkah 49b).
בוטעם העבוט כבר פירשתיו בפרש' ואלה המשפטים ושם פירשתיו בשמלתו:
2[THE PLEDGE.] I have previously explained the meaning of the pledge45 in the Torah portion Now These Are the Ordinances (Ex 21:1) in my comments on “his garment” (Ex. 22:26).46