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Ibn Ezra on Leviticus 10:6/אבן עזרא על ויקרא י׳:ו׳

אראשיכם אל תפרעו. יש אומרים לגדל פרע:

1LET NOT THE HAIR OF YOUR HEADS GO LOOSE. Some say that tifra’u (go loose) means to let the hair grow long.

בתפרומו. תקרעו והנכון שהוא מן בגדיו יהיו פרומים וראשו יהיה פרוע ורבים אמרו מכוסה ואחרים אמרו מגולה והאמת דברי הקבלה:

2REND. The word tifromu means rend. Actually the word tifra’u (go loose) is related to the word faru’a (go loose)¹⁶ in his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall go loose (Lev. 13:45).¹⁷ Many say that it means¹⁸ and by extension tifra’u. covered.¹⁹ on Lev. 13:45. Others say that it means uncovered.²⁰ on Lev. 13:45. The words of tradition are true.²¹ is to grow the hair long. I.E.’s point is that there is no connection between tifra’u in our verse and faru’a in Lev. 13:45. Hence the difference of opinion regarding the latter has no bearing on the definition of tifra’u (Meijler).

גולא תמותו. מלת ולא מושכת עצמה כמו ולא למדתי חכמה וכן הוא ולא על כל העדה יקצוף כי אתם תכפרו בעדם:

3THAT YE DIE NOT. The word ve-lo (that…not) is to be read as if written twice. Compare, And I have not learned wisdom (Prov. 30:3).²²) learned wisdom, I have no (lo) knowledge of the Holy One. Our verse is to be understood as follows: and that He be not wroth with all the congregation,²³. The latter literally reads, and that He be wroth with all the congregation. That makes no sense in this context. Hence I.E. suggests that the word lo be inserted into the clause and that it be read as if written: and that He be not (lo) wroth with all the congregation. for you will atone for them.

דוטעם ואחיכם כל בית ישראל. תמצאנו רמוז בפרשת ראה אנכי:

4[BUT LET YOUR BRETHREN, THE WHOLE HOUSE OF ISRAEL.] You will find the meaning of this alluded to in the Torah portion Behold, I Set (Deut. 11:26).²⁴, but did not follow through on his intention.