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Ibn Ezra on Leviticus 25:46/אבן עזרא על ויקרא כ״ה:מ״ו
אוהתנחלתם. מבנין התפעל וכמוהו והתאויתם לכם:
1AND YE MAY MAKE THEM AN INHERTANCE. Ve-hitnachaltem (and ye may make them an inheritance) is a hitpa’el. Similarly, ve-hitavvitem (and ye shall mark out a line) in and ye shall mark out your line (Num. 34:10).
בלעולם בהם תעבודו. מותרים רק כאשר מצאנו חז״ל שאמרו כי היא מצוה קבלנוה:
2OF THEM MAY YE TAKE YOUR BONDMEN FOR EVER. One is permitted to do so. However, since we find that the sages say that it is a commandment to do so, we accept what they say.163 38b; Sotah 3b.
גוטעם ובאחיכם בני ישראל. שתעשה הפרש בין אחיך ובין הנכרי:
3[BUT OVER YOUR BRETHREN THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL.] Its meaning is, you will make a difference between your brother and the stranger.