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Ibn Ezra on Leviticus 19:9/אבן עזרא על ויקרא י״ט:ט׳
אוטעם ובקצרכם. אחר זבח שלמים כאשר נתת לשם האימורים כן תתנו מקציר ארצכם לכבוד השם לעני ולגר. ודקדוק בקצרכם זר והוא שם הפעל מן הקל:
1[AND WHEN YE REAP THE HARVEST.] This follows the law dealing with the peace offering, for as you gave to God the parts designated in Scripture, so shall you, out of respect for God, give what Scripture designates from the harvest of your land30 for the poor and the stranger. The word u-ve-kutzrekhem (and when ye reap the harvest) is grammatically irregular.31 rather than with a kubbutz. In other words, u-ve-kutzrekhem should have read u-ve-kotzrekhem. It is an infinitive32 in the kal.
בפאת שדך. שיעזוב פאה בשדה:
2THE CORNER OF THY FIELD. The Israelite shall leave a corner in the field.33 means you shall leave a corner of the field.
גולקט. ידוע:
3THE GLEANING. The meaning of leket (gleaning) is known.