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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 31:52/אבן עזרא על בראשית ל״א:נ״ב
אלא אעבור. ברית זה הגל, כמו "עברו חוק"
1THAT I WILL NOT PASS OVER. The covenant made on this heap.87 E’evor (pass over) in our verse has the meaning of violate,88 means to pass over, hence to violate, to “pass over the law, or agreement.” The meaning of our verse thus is: that I will not violate the covenant made on this heap. as in they have transgressed (averu) the statute (Is. 24:5).89 (they have violated the statue) is not found in the Bible. The reference is probably to Is. 24:5, they have transgressed the laws (averu torot), violated the statute (chalefu chok). For an explanation of the misquote, see above note 8.
בוטעם לרעה לעשות רע, ויש אומר לא תעבור אלי אתה להרע לי גם אני כן,
2[FOR HARM.] To do harm. Others say that it means, thou shalt not pass over this heap to harm me and I will not pass over this heap to harm thee.90 has its primary meaning of to pass over, and heap does not mean the covenant made at the heap but rather the heap which will serve as a border.