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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 30:37/אבן עזרא על שמות ל׳:ל״ז
אוהקטרת אשר תעשה. רמז למשה:
1AND THE INCENSE WHICH THOU SHALT MAKE. This187 alludes to Moses. alludes to Moses.
בלא תעשו. עם ישראל מדבר:
2YE SHALL NOT MAKE. Israel is being spoken to.188
גקדש תהיה לך. לכהן או לכל ישראל, כמו זכור ימות עולם בינו (דבר' לב ז):
3IT SHALL BE UNTO THEE HOLY. The priest, or all of Israel.189 (unto thee) refers either to the priest or to all of Israel. Lekha is a singular. Hence I.E.’s comment. Remember the days of old (Deut. 32:7) is similar.190) the days of old. Consider (binu) the years of many generations. Zekhor is singular. Binu is plural. We thus see that Scripture often switches from the singular to the plural without any change in person. It is thus possible that here too the switch from the plural to the singular does not indicate a change in person and that it is Israel who is being addressed.