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16 ‎[1] ALL THE CONGREGATION. The reference is to the magnates of the land who are the great ones of Israel. Some say that *Whosoever curseth his God* (v. 15) means whosoever curseth his God in secret. The correct interpretation is as follows. The term *Elohim* (god) is an adjective. The angels are called elohim. So are the judges. Who can know what is in the mind of the one who curses? However, if he enunciates the glorious name of God, which stands by itself and is not an adjective and is not intertwined with any noun, [he shall be stoned]. Its meaning is, when one curses and enunciates the Name he shall be put to death if he enunciates the Name as the son of the Egyptian did. The Name is not mentioned out of respect for God. Scripture reads, *as well the stranger, as the home-born…shall be put to death*. It is possible that the ones who quarreled (v. 10) struck each other. This section was therefore written. It had previously been mentioned. However, our chapter adds, *as well for the stranger, as for the home-born* (v. 22).[17. AND HE THAT SMITETH.] Scripture begins with *and he that smiteth any man mortally*. He is not participating in war and deliberately smites any man, be that man a stranger or a native
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
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