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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 22:4/אבן עזרא על שמות כ״ב:ד׳

אכי יבער. גם זה דבק, באשר למעלה שהזכיר שיבא הנזק על יד השור, ואומר כי יבער איש מגזרת אנחנו ובעירנו (במד' כ) והוא מהבנין הדגוש:

1IF A MAN CAUSE A FIELD OR A VINEYARD TO BE EATEN. This too is connected to what is written above¹¹ wherein the damage cause by an ox is mentioned. Scripture reads, ki yaver (if…cause…to be eaten). The word yaver (cause to be eaten) comes from the same root as be’irenu (our cattle) in we and our cattle (Num. 22:4).¹² means if a man sends his beast, i.e., he sends his beast to pasture. Indeed, this is how I.E. renders yaver in his short commentary. Similarly Rashi on verse 4. It¹³ (Krinsky, Weiser). However, see next note. is a pi’el.¹⁴, as I.E. points out in his short commentary, is a hifil. Some believe that our text is corrupt and that we should emend it accordingly. See Krinsky and Weiser. However, according to Filwarg, I.E.’s comment refers to bi’er (feed), which is the pi’el.

בוטעם ובער בשדה אחר. אדם אחר וכמוהו ואתם בערתם הכרם (ישעי' ג יד):

2[AND IT FEED IN ANOTHER MAN’S FIELD.] Bi-sedeh acker¹⁵ means in another man’s field.¹⁶ Ye that have eaten up the vineyard (Is. 3:4)¹⁷ means ye have eaten up the vineyard which belongs to another. is similar.