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Ibn Ezra on Numbers 23:20/אבן עזרא על במדבר כ״ג:כ׳
אהנה ברך לקחתי. שם הפועל כמו שם:
1BEHOLD, I AM BIDDEN TO BLESS. Barekh (to bless)77 is an infinitive. It has the same meaning as a noun.78) with the meaning of a noun (borakhah). The meaning of our clause is, I have taken a blessing; i.e., God has given me a blessing.
בוברך. פועל עבר והטעם והשם ברך ברכה ולא אשיבנה:
2AND WHEN HE HATH BLESSED. U-verekh (and when he hath blessed) is a verb in the perfect. Its meaning is, when God pronounced a blessing, I cannot call it back.