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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 14:9/אבן עזרא על שמות י״ד:ט׳
אוירדפו. מנהג הלשון לומר ככה, כמו וכל העם רואים וגו' וירא העם וינועו (למטה כ טו) והטעם כאשר ראו כן נעו ועמדו מרחוק, וככה כתוב וירדוף אחרי בני ישראל (למעלה פ' ה), והנה טעם וירדפו, כאשר רדפו אחריהם השיגם שהיו חונים על הים:
1AND THE EGYPTIANS PURSUED AFTER THEM. This is in keeping with linguistical style.33. It is similar to and the people saw,34. and they trembled and stood far off35 (Ex. 20:15), the meaning of which is, when they saw this,36 (and they saw) is to be rendered: and when they saw. Otherwise Scripture would be literally repeating itself. they trembled and stood far off. The meaning of and the Egyptians pursued after them thus is: when the Egyptians pursued them,37 (and they pursued) is to be rendered: and when they pursued. Thus Scripture does not literally repeat itself. they overtook them as they were encamping by the sea.
בוהזכיר כל סוס פרעה, שלא באו מפוזרים רק כולם יחד:
2[ALL THE HORSES.] Scripture notes this38 (all the horses); literally, every horse, hence I.E.’s comment. to inform us that they did not come upon them scattered.39
גופרשיו רוכבי הסוסים:
3AND HIS HORSEMEN. Parashav means his horsemen.
דוחילו רגליים:
4AND HIS ARMY. Chelo (his army) means his foot soldiers.