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Ibn Ezra on Numbers 34:17/אבן עזרא על במדבר ל״ד:י״ז
אינחלו. פעל יוצא לשנים פעולים וכן ונחלתנו על דעת המדקדקים:
1SHALL TAKE POSSESSION. Yinchalu (shall take possession) is a causative.15. According to I. E. the word yinchalu here should be rendered, shall cause you to take possession, rather than shall take possession. The same applies to the word u-nechaltanu (and take us for Thine inheritance) (Ex. 34:9)16 (and take us for Thine inheritance) should be rendered, you will cause us to inherit. See I.E.’s short commentary on Ex. 34:9. in the opinion of the grammarians.
באלעזר. ראשונה כי על פיו יצא יהושע גם הוא בן אהרן. ולא הזכיר נשיא לבני ראובן וגד כי כבר לקחו חלקם והמפרשים אמרו כי החל מיהודה כאשר יצא הגורל בתחלה רק יש טענה גדולה עליהם אף על פי שהפירוש נכון יהיה נראה לפי דעתינו:
2ELEAZAR. He is mentioned first17 because Joshua went out by his command. Furthermore, Eleazar was also the son of Aaron. Scripture does not mention the princes of the tribes of Reuben or Gad,18 for they19 had already taken their share. The commentaries say that Scripture starts20 with Judah,21 for that is the way the lot came out at first.22 However, there is a great argument against them.23 Nevertheless, the comments appear correct to us.24