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Ibn Ezra on Numbers 14:21/אבן עזרא על במדבר י״ד:כ״א
אחי אני. טעמו כאשר אני חי כן יהיה דברי קיים:
1AS I LIVE. It means as I live, so shall My word come to pass.32 is short for, As I live, so shall my word come to pass.
בוימלא. וכאשר מלא כבודי את כל הארץ והקרוב שהוא לעתיד וטעמו זה אעשה כדי שיודע כבודי בעולם:
2SHALL BE FILLED WITH THE GLORY. As My glory fills the earth.33 (shall be filled) is to be taken as a present. Thus the meaning of our clause is, and all the earth is filled with the glory of the Lord. However, it most probably refers to the future.34 is an imperfect. Its meaning is, I shall do this so that my glory shall be known in the world.35