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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 9:21/אבן עזרא על שמות ט׳:כ״א
אואשר לא שם. יש בלשון קדר טעם לוי"ו ויעזב רק אין יכולת בנו לתרגם הדבר בלשון אחרת, וככה ביום השלישי וישא אברהם את עיניו (ברא' כב ד) ורבים ככה:
1AND HE THAT REGARDED NOT. There is a meaning in Arabic for the vav of va-ya’azov (left).76, this form is out of place. The proper form here is azav (left), hence I.E.’s comment. However, it is not in our power to translate it into another language.77. See I.E. on Gen. 1:1 and the notes thereto and Vol. 1, Foreword, p. xvi. Va-yissa (lifted up his eyes) in, On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes (Gen. 22:4) is similar.78 (literally, and he lifted up) is prima facie, out of place. The proper form is this case is nasa. There are many other similar instances.