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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 3:18/אבן עזרא על בראשית ג׳:י״ח
אוקוץ. גדול וקטן ממנו דרדר, והוא לבדו דר כי אחיו נעדר,
1THORNS ALSO AND THISTLES. Kotz refers to large thorns. Dardar (thistles) are smaller than thorns. Its root is dalet, resh (dar). The other two letters of the word are not root letters.50 a thistle, dardar a small thistle (Filwarg). For alternate interpretations see Weiser. I.E. literally reads, He lives (dar) alone, for his brother is missing (ne’edar).
בוטעם בעצבון לפתח ולשדד ולזרוע, ועוד רעה הולה שיצמח קוץ בתוך התבואה
2[IN TOIL.] Thou shalt toil in opening, harrowing and sowing.51 In addition to this, man will also suffer the sick evil of finding thorns growing amidst the produce of the field.
גוטעם את עשב השדה הוא הלחם. כי בגן חיותו מפרי העץ,
3[THE HERB OF THE FIELD.] Bread. For prior to this, man sustained himself with the fruits of the Garden of Eden.