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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 39:33/אבן עזרא על שמות ל״ט:ל״ג
אויביאו את המשכן. והנה את מיתריו ויתדותיה (פ' מ) כמו את קלעי החצר ואת עמודיו ואת אדניה (למעלה לה יז):
1AND THEY BROUGHT THE TABERNACLE. Look. Et metarav21, which refers to the court, has a masculine ending. It thus treats chatzer (court) as a masculine noun. vi-yetedotehah22, referring to the court (chatzer), has a feminine ending. We thus have two words in the same verse referring to the same word in two genders. (the cords thereof, and the pins thereof) (v. 40) is similar to et kale he-chatzer et ammudav23, which refers to the court (chatzer), has a masculine ending. It thus treats (court) as a masculine noun. ve-et adonehah24, which refers to the court, has a feminine ending. (the hangings of the court, the pillars thereof, and their sockets) (Ex. 35:17).25 treated both as a masculine and as a feminine in one verse.