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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 37:10/אבן עזרא על בראשית ל״ז:י׳
אויגער בו אביו. גערה אם בי"ת דרך קלון, ובלא בי"ת לשון השחתה, כמו הנני גוער לכם את הזרע (מלאכי ב ג), או הוא על דרך משל שיגער בזרע ויפחד ולא יעלה:
1AND HIS FATHER REBUKED HIM. When the word ga’ar (rebuked) is followed by a bet it means to rebuke.19 (and his father rebuked him). In our verse ga’ar thus precedes a bet and henceforth is to be translated as rebuked. When it is not followed by a bet it means to destroy. Compare, Behold, I will destroy (go’er) the seed for your hurt (Mal. 2:3). On the other hand, it is possible that the word go’er is used metaphorically in the aforementioned verse, its meaning being God will rebuke the seed and it will become frightened and not arise out of the ground.20 always means to rebuke.
באני ואמך. על בלהה שפחת אמו שגדלה אותו:
2I AND THY MOTHER. Thy mother refers to Bilhah his mother’s handmaiden who raised him.21