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Ibn Ezra on Numbers 11:18/אבן עזרא על במדבר י״א:י״ח
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1SANCTIFY YOURSELVES.77. Words from the root of kodesh (to sanctify) are found in the positive and the negative.78 (sanctify yourself) in our verse has a negative connotation. See Rashi, who explains the word to mean “prepare yourselves to receive punishment” (Rosenbaum and Silbermann translation). Ha-yikdash (Haggai 2:12), which means shall it be unclean, is similar.