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Ibn Ezra on Leviticus 25:5/אבן עזרא על ויקרא כ״ה:ה׳
אספיח. ידוע שהוא מגזרת ספחני נא גם נזירך ידוע שהוא מגזרת נזיר:
1THAT WHICH GROWETH OF ITSELF. It is known that the word safi’ach (that which groweth of itself) is connected to the word sefacheni (put me)16 in Put me, I pray thee (I Sam. 3:36).17 (that which groweth of itself) refers to produce which fell to the ground at the time of the harvest and attached itself to the ground (Weiser). It is also known that the word nezirekha (undressed vine) is related to the word nazir (nazirite).18 distances himself from a vineyard, for he is not permitted to eat of its fruit. An undressed vine is referred to by the term nazir because the owner of the vineyard distanced himself from the vine and did not dress it (Weiser).
בשנת שבתון. הטעם כי שנת שבתון היא לארץ והטעם שהארץ אינה ברשותך בשנה הזאת:
2A YEAR OF SOLEMN REST. Its meaning is, because it is a year of solemn rest for the land; that is, the land is not in your possession in this year.