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8 ‎[1] AND THE PRIEST SHALL VALUE HIM. He shall be assessed in one evaluation based on every object that he owns. The word *arokh* (compared) in *none to be compared unto Thee* (Ps. 40:6) is similar to *he’erikh* (value him). *He’erikh* is a *hifil*. Similarly *ya’arikhennu* (value him) in *shall the priest value him*? *He’erikh* is to be distinguished from *ya’arkhennu* (he shall set it in order) in *he shall set it in order before the Lord* (Lev. 24:8).
‎[2] [THEN HE SHALL BE SET. ] The *kohen*. Our verse should be interpreted as if written; and the *kohen* shall set him before the *kohen*. It is similar to my interpretation of *and pour it into the palm of his own left hand* (Lev. 14:15). *Ve-he’emido li-fene ha-kohen* (then he shall be set before the priest) is lyrical. On the other hand, *then he shall be set* might mean that the one who vows shall set him.
Version: Ibn Ezra's commentary on the Pentateuch, tran. and annot. by H. Norman Strickman and Arthur M. Silver. Menorah Pub., 1988-2004
Source: https://www.nli.org.il/he/books/NNL_ALEPH001102376/NLI
License: CC-BY-NC