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Ibn Ezra on Numbers 15:32/אבן עזרא על במדבר ט״ו:ל״ב
אבמדבר. לפי דעתי שהוא מדבר סיני וכבר הזכרתי למה נסמכה הפרשה גם יתכן שעשה המקושש ביד רמה והזהירוהו ולא הועיל. יש אומרים ויקריבו אותו ליל ראשון:
1IN THE WILDERNESS. I believe that the reference is to the wilderness of Sinai.51 (wilderness) has the direct article (ba) prefixed to it. The reference is thus to “the” wilderness, which I.E. is certain must refer to Sinai. I have already mentioned52 why this chapter follows the incident of the spies.53 It is also possible that the gatherer of wood acted with a high hand54 and they warned him,55 but to no avail.56[33. BROUGHT HIM.] Some say they brought him in on Saturday night.57