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Ibn Ezra on Deuteronomy 33:22/אבן עזרא על דברים ל״ג:כ״ב
איזנק. אין לו חבר במקרא והטעם דמהו בגבורתו לגור אריה כאשר ידלג מהר בשן:
1LEAPETH. The word yezannek (leapeth) has no companion in Scripture. Our clause is to be understood as follows: Moses compared Dan’s might to that of a lion’s whelp leaping from Mount Bashan.156 means leap. According to I.E. our verse should be understood as follows: Dan is as powerful as a young lion leaping forth from Mount Bashan. Bashan is a district in Transjordan.