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Ibn Ezra on Deuteronomy 33:9/אבן עזרא על דברים ל״ג:ט׳
אהאומר. על השבט ידבר כמו שמואל שבא כאשר נגמל אל בית ה' להרגילו:
1WHO SAID. Moses speaks of the tribe.106 Samuel who came to the house of God as soon as he was weaned,107 to be trained in God’s service, is an example.108
בואת בניו לא ידע. יש מהם אחד שהוליד בנים לעבוד השם:
2NOR KNEW HE HIS OWN CHILDREN. There were among them individuals who begot children for the service of God.109 FOR THEY HAVE OBSERVED110 (literally, kept).
גכי שמרו אמרתך. כמו שמרו עדותיו וחק נתן למו עד שיורום לישראל ויש אומרים על דבר מי לה' אלי:
3THY WORD, AND KEEP THY COVENANT. Compare, They kept (shameru) His testimonies,111 and the statue that He gave them (Ps. 99:7) so that they would teach them to Israel. Some say that the reference112 is to Whoso is on the Lord’s side, let him come unto me (Ex. 32:26).