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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 16:7/אבן עזרא על שמות ט״ז:ז׳
אובקר. פרשתיו:
1AND IN THE MORNING. I have already explained this.31 is not connected to what follows but rather to what comes before. See I.E.’s comments on the previous verse.
בבשמעו את תלונותיכם. דבק עם וראיתם את כבוד ה':
2FOR THAT HE HATH HEARD YOUR MURMURINGS. This is connected to then ye shall see the glory of the Lord.32 Our verse is to be understood as follows: Ye shall see the glory of the Lord for He hath heard your murmurings against the Lord.
גונחנו מה. מה בידינו לעשות, לא עשינו רק מה שצונו: ונחנו. חסר אל"ף:
3AND WHAT ARE WE. What can we do? We only did what we were commanded to do. The word ve-nachnu (and we) is missing an alef.33