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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 14:14/אבן עזרא על שמות י״ד:י״ד
אה' ילחם לכם. בעבורכם וככה כל מלחמה שאחריה למ"ד היא לעזר, על כן פי' ר' משה הכהן, כי רבים לוחמים לי מרום (תה' נו ג) בשבילי, וטעם מרום, מלחמת מרום כמשפט כל היושבים:
1THE LORD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU. Lakhem means for you.54 Similarly, whenever the word war (milchamah) is followed by a lamed it indicates aid. Rabbi Moses Ha-Kohen therefore explains li (me) in For there are many that fight (lochamim) me (li) on high55 (Ps. 56:3) to mean for me.56 follows the word war (lochamim.) According to Rabbi Moses Ha-Kohen, Ps. 56:3 should be translated: For there are many that fight on high for me. The meaning of on high is, a war on high, as is the case with all that sit.57 (that sit) to ha-chashuvim (that are important), the idea being that important people have others who fight for them. The verse thus states: For there are many that fight for me on high as is the case with all important people. However, in I.E.’s short commentary the reading is ha-moshekhim, which is a technical term for words that are to be read as if written twice. In this case our verse is to be read as follows: For there are many that fight for me, that fight for me on high, the reference being to angels who fight on his behalf. See I.E. on Ps. 56:3. In this case the last line of I.E. should be interpreted as: The meaning of on high is a war on high, as our verse belongs to those verses in which there is a word that is to be read as if written twice.
בואתם תחרישון. הפך ויצעקו בני ישראל:
2AND YE SHALL HOLD YOUR PEACE. In contrast to and the children of Israel cried out (v. 10).