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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 4:1/אבן עזרא על שמות ד׳:א׳
אויען. הנה השם אמר שיאמינו בו הזקנים רק לא הזכיר ככה, כי ושמעו לקולך, אולי לא יאמינו בלב:
1AND MOSES ANSWERED. God indicated1 to Moses that the elders would believe in him.2 (Ex. 3:18) why did Moses now say, But, behold, they will not believe me. However, He did not mention this explicitly. And they shall hearken to thy voice (Ex. 3:18) relates only to behavior and not to inner belief.3 only relates to behavior, not to inner belief.