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Commentary for Isaiah 28:24

הֲכֹ֣ל הַיּ֔וֹם יַחֲרֹ֥שׁ הַחֹרֵ֖שׁ לִזְרֹ֑עַ יְפַתַּ֥ח וִֽישַׂדֵּ֖ד אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃

Is the plowman never done with plowing to sow, With the opening and harrowing of his ground?

Rashi on Isaiah

all day This is the interrogative. Therefore, it is voweled with a hataf pattah.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

Doth the plowman, etc. The plowman tills the ground once and twice, and sows, then the earth by its natural power brings forth the increase.
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Rashi on Isaiah

shall...plow One who plows to sow - does the one who plows to sow plow forever? If so, what does he accomplish? Similarly, the prophets admonish you to bring you back to do good deeds. Shall they admonish forever and not accomplish?
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