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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 4:3/אבן עזרא על שמות ד׳:ג׳

אויאמר. דעת חכמי המחקר איך יתכן זה, והוצרכו לומר להסיר היבושת, וכל דבריהם רוח כי הוא דרך מופת ואינו על דרך התולדה:

1AND HE SAID. Those versed in the sciences ask,⁸ (philosophers professing materialistic principles) (Friedlander). how is this possible?⁹ They were forced¹⁰ to conclude that it was to remove the dryness.¹¹ However, all their words are empty wind, as we are dealing with a wondrous event, one that did not occur according to the laws of nature.