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Ibn Ezra on Numbers 31:50/אבן עזרא על במדבר ל״א:נ׳

אונקרב. במחשבה או בפה:

1AND WE HAVE BROUGHT. In thought or by mouth.⁶⁶ (and we brought) is a perfect. Hence its meaning must be, we dedicated.

באצעדה. היא על הזרוע כי כן כתוב:

2ARMLETS. Etzadah (armlet) is an ornament placed on the arm. This is explicitly stated in Scripture.⁶⁷

גוצמיד. ליד:

3AND BRACELETS. A tzamid (bracelet) is an ornament placed on the wrist.⁶⁸

דטבעת. באצבע:

4SIGNET-RINGS. Taba’at (signet ring) refers to an ornament placed on the finger.⁶⁹

העגיל. באזנים כי כן כתוב אולי נקרא כן בעבור היותו עגול:

5EAR-RINGS. Agil is an earring. This is clearly stated in Scripture.⁷⁰ This ornament is possibly so called because it is round (agul).

ווכומז. כחביריו:

6GIRDLES. Kumaz (girdles) is similar to its neighboring objects.⁷¹ is a type of ornament.