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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 31:28/אבן עזרא על בראשית ל״א:כ״ח
אהסכלת עשו. שם הפועל והוא סמוך, ויחסר זה או כן:
1NOW HAST THOU DONE FOOLISHLY. Aso (done) is an infinitive.43 is asot. Aso is short for asot (Weiser), or the vav of aso takes the place of the tav (Cherez). It is in the construct44 of aso is vocalized with a chataf pattach. This is the construct vocalization. Had it been in the absolute, it would have been vocalized with a kamatz (Weiser). with either this or so. However, they are missing.45 or hiskalta asot ken. I.E. thus renders Now thou hast done foolishly as: thou hast acted foolishly in doing this (deed) or, thou hast acted foolishly in doing so.