Commentary for Isaiah 65:5
הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ קְרַ֣ב אֵלֶ֔יךָ אַל־תִּגַּשׁ־בִּ֖י כִּ֣י קְדַשְׁתִּ֑יךָ אֵ֚לֶּה עָשָׁ֣ן בְּאַפִּ֔י אֵ֥שׁ יֹקֶ֖דֶת כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
That say: ‘Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou’; these are a smoke in My nose, a fire that burneth all the day. .
Rashi on Isaiah
Those who say to the righteous, קְרַב אֵלֶיךָ, “Keep to yourself and do not come near me.”
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
Which say. They, the unclean, say to the others, that have never eaten swine’s meat, etc.
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Rashi on Isaiah
for I am holier than you Heb. כִּי קְדַשְׁתִּיךָ. For I am holier and purer than you. In this manner Jonathan renders.
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