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Ibn Ezra on Leviticus 11:25/אבן עזרא על ויקרא י״א:כ״ה
אוהנושא. חמור מהנוגע על כן יכבס בגדיו אף כי גופו וכן משפט כל בהמה גם פה אחז דרך קצרה וכן הוא ושסע שוסעת וגרה איננו מעלה או גרה מעלה ושסע איננו שוסעת וכבר אמר ובנבלתם לא תגעו טמאים הם לכם:
1AND WHOSOEVER BEARETH. Bearing is more serious than touching. Therefore the bearer must wash his garments. How much more so [must he bathe] his body. The same law applies to all beasts.66 Scripture also follows the path of brevity here.67 The verse is to be understood as follows, or is clovenfooted but cheweth not the cud or cheweth the cud but is not cloven-footed.68. However, this contradicts verses 4-7 which teache that an animal with only one kosher sign is unclean. Hence I.E. points out that the above clause is short for: a beast which cheweth the cud and parteth the hoof but is not cloven-footed, or a beast that cheweth not the cud but which parteth the hoof and is cloven-footed. Scripture has previously stated, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you (v. 8).69