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Ibn Ezra on Deuteronomy 32:42/אבן עזרא על דברים ל״ב:מ״ב

אמדם חלל. פירוש אשכיר:

1WITH THE BLOOD OF THE SLAIN. This explains I will make Mine arrows drunk.³⁹⁹ is the conclusion of will make Mine arrows drunk even though it does not directly follow it.

בוטעם ושביה. הפצועים:

2[THE CAPTIVES.] It means the wounded.⁴⁰⁰

גמראש. פירוש תאכל בשר. וטעם מראש. להתיז הראש:

3FROM THE…HEADS. This explains shall devour flesh. It means that the head shall be chopped off.⁴⁰¹ concludes with And My sword shall devour flesh. In other words, And My sword shall devour flesh means my sword shall decapitate the enemy.

דפרעות. כמו בפרוע פרעות גם קדמונינו אמרו הנפרע:

4LONG-HAIRED. The word parot (long-haired) is similar to bi-fero’a pera’ot (When men let grow their hair) (Jud. 5:2).⁴⁰². We do not have I.E.’s commentary on Judges so we do not know how I.E. rendered the verse quoted. However, Radak, who tends to follow I.E., renders it, to take revenge. The rabbis also employ the term ha-nifra (one who collects).⁴⁰³ 2:2, mi she-para (He who punished). See Jastrow, para: to tear, destroy, loosen, and disarrange.