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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 9:23/אבן עזרא על בראשית ט׳:כ״ג
אעל שכם שניהם. כל אחד שם קצת השמלה על שכמו ומלת שכם לא תתחבר:
1UPON BOTH THEIR SHOULDERS. Each one placed an edge of the blanket on his shoulders. Shekhem (shoulders) does not come in the plural.37. The plural in the construct would be shikhme. The Bible employs the singular (shekhem) because the word does not appear in the plural.
באחרנית. הפוך הלוך האדם, כי כל תנועתו לפנים:
2BACKWARD. Opposite of the normal way of walking, which is to go forward.