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Ibn Ezra on Leviticus 19:22/אבן עזרא על ויקרא י״ט:כ״ב
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1AND HE SHALL BE FORGIVEN.114. I will explain this later.115 is that punishment shall be delayed until the person fully repents. See Volume 4, p. 110. The reason Scripture now discusses forbidden fruit is that Scripture had previously mentioned the seed of the field116 and the seed of the woman,117 who is likened to the ground.118 Scripture therefore119 now mentions that which is planted. It is known that fruit which grows before three years have passed is of no value and is harmful to the body. It is like all fish that have no fins and scales that are injurious to the body,0 and like all flesh of birds of prey and unclean animals that harm the wise soul. The intelligent will understand this.120