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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 6:19/אבן עזרא על שמות ו׳:י״ט
אובני מררי. שנים היו בניו ולא יותר על כן אמר אלה משפחת הלוי לתולדותם כי לא הולידו יורדי מצרים רק אלה בני יעקב גם הזכיר שני חיי עמרם בעבור כבוד בניו:
1AND THE SONS OF MERARI. His sons numbered two; there were no more. Scripture therefore says, These are the families of the Levites according to their generations,83 for those who descended to Egypt did not sire any children84 except for these sons of Jacob.85. I.E. reads, ki lo holidu yorede mitzrayim rak eleh bene ya’akov, which literally reads, “for those who descended to Egypt did not sire any children. Only these are the sons of Jacob.” The commentaries offer various emendations and interpretations. See Weiser, Filwarg, Krinsky, and Motot. Scripture also mentions how long Amram lived,86 out of respect for his sons.87