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18 ‎[1] TO BE A RIVAL. *Li-tzeror* (to be a rival) is related to the word *tzaratah* (her rival) in *And her rival vexed her* (I Sam. 1:6). Note, Scripture does not mention in the Torah portion *Ye shall be holy* (Lev. 19:2) the punishment for sleeping with two sisters, and it does not mention the punishment for sleeping with the daughter of one’s son and with the daughter of one’s daughter. The one who says that Rachel and Leah were not sisters errs. His proof is, *for all these abominations…* (Lev. 18:27). However, this is not a rigorous proof. There are those who answer the one who asks, how could God punish for something He did not warn against, by saying the sons of Noah were warned about these sexual offenses. Others say that even though Scripture makes a general statement, *for all these abominations…*, the reference is not to all these abominations but to most of them. You will learn my opinion in the Torah portion *And Moses went* (Deut. 31:1).
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