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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 2:22/אבן עזרא על בראשית ב׳:כ״ב

אויבן. מהבנין הכבד, גם מהבנין הקל, כמו "ויפן" (שמות ז כג) "ויקן" (בראשית לג יט):

1MADE HE. Va-yiven (made me) is a hifil conjugation.⁸⁶ is a kal conjugation. Krinsky and Weiser suggest deleting it. Indeed, some versions do. If it is retained then it must be explained as follows: Va-yiven (from the root bet, nun, heh) is short for va-yivneh. I.E. notes that this type of short form of a lamed heh root is found in the hifil and in the kal (Weiser). Vat. Ebr. 38 reads, va-yiven is a kal, as is va-yifen. This appears to be the correct reading. We find similar instances with the kal conjugation in va-yifen (and he turned) (Ex. 7:23) and va-yiken (and he bought) (Gen. 33:19).

בויביאה. חשב בהקיצו בראותו אותה כי הובאה אליו כאשר הובאו הבהמות והכתוב דבר על מחשבתו וכן "והאנשים רדפו אחריהם" (יהושע ב ז) או נבנתה חוץ לגן ואחרי כן הובאה אליו וכאשר הסתכל ידע שנגזרה ממנו, כי צלעו האחת עם בשרה איננה והרגיש שבשר אחר הובא בו:

2AND BROUGHT HER. When Adam awoke from his sleep he thought that the woman was brought⁸⁷ before him as the animals were brought before him. Scripture speaks of Adam’s thoughts. Similarly, And the men pursued after them (Josh. 2:7).⁸⁸ It is also possible that the woman was created outside of the garden and then was brought to Adam. When he looked around he knew that she had been cut from him, for one of his sides with its flesh was missing and he felt that it had been closed with other flesh.