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Ibn Ezra on Deuteronomy 34:7/אבן עזרא על דברים ל״ד:ז׳
אלחה. הה״א תחת וי״ו כמו בתוך אהלה מגזרת לח כי היבשות תתגבר על הזקן:
1HIS NATURAL FORCE. The heh of lechoh (his natural force) is in place of a vav.26. Here it is indicated by a heh. Hence I.E.’s comment. It is like the heh of oholoh (his tent) (Gen. 9:21).27. Lechoh is related to the word lach (moist, fresh).28 means his moistness. Scripture notes this29 because old people are overtaken by dryness.
בוטעם. נס. הפך מתח:
2The word nas (abated) is the reverse of diffused.30