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Ibn Ezra on Leviticus 16:21/אבן עזרא על ויקרא ט״ז:כ״א
אונתן אותם. אחר שיסורו מישראל כאילו נתונים הם אל ראש השעיר והולכים אל מקום שלא יזכרו עוד והכתוב דבר להבין הכל:
1AND HE SHALL PUT THEM. After the sins are removed from Israel they are, as it were, placed on the head of the goat. The sins will go to a place were they will never again be remembered. Scripture speaks in a way that all will understand.78
בעתי. מזומן לעתו או מנהגו ללכת בכל עת בכפורים והיו״ד להתיחס לעת כמו פנימי והמפרשים אותו חכם איננו נכון בעיני וחז״ל אמרו שהנושא הוא כהן ודבריהם אמת:
2APPOINTED. Itti (appointed) means prepared for his time.79 Or itti refers to an individual whose custom it was to always lead the goat on the Day of Atonement. The yod80. relates to the word et (time).81 Itti is similar to penimi (internal).82 is the yod of relation. The yod suffixed to a word is often a first person pronominal suffix, hence I.E.’s comment. The interpretation of those who explain itti to mean wise83 (ittim) (Est. 1:13). According to this interpretation a “timely” man is a man who is aware of what is currently happening, i.e., a wise man. does not appear correct to me.84 Our sages, of blessed memory, said that the “bearer”85 was a kohen.86 66a. Their words are true.