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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 37:4/אבן עזרא על בראשית ל״ז:ד׳

אדברו. כמו דבר לו

1SPEAK UNTO HIM. Dabbero is to be rendered speak unto him.¹¹ is the verb dabber (speak) plus the pronoun oto (him). However, they cannot be combined since one cannot say speak him. Hence I.E.’s comment that dabbero should be interpreted dabber lo (speak to him) (Filwarg). Cherez suggests that what I.E. means is that dabbero is not a combination of dabber oto but dabber immo (speak with him). See notes to Gen. 34:14.

בלשלום, אפילו לשלום:

2[PEACEABLY.] Even peaceably.¹²