Commentary for Isaiah 19:20
וְהָיָ֨ה לְא֥וֹת וּלְעֵ֛ד לַֽיהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּֽי־יִצְעֲק֤וּ אֶל־יְהוָה֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י לֹֽחֲצִ֔ים וְיִשְׁלַ֥ח לָהֶ֛ם מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ וָרָ֖ב וְהִצִּילָֽם׃
And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and He will send them a saviour, and a defender, who will deliver them.
Rashi on Isaiah
And it shall be The altar shall be for a sign and for a witness between them and the Omnipresent.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
They shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, etc. Whosoever will be in trouble will come thither to bring his offering.
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Rashi on Isaiah
a savior and a prince Heb. מוֹשִׁיעַ וְרָב, a savior and a prince.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
ורב And a great one.27According to I. E. מושיע ורב may be explained as ἐν διà δυoῖν: a deliverer who is also a great man; a great deliverer. It would be a more natural explanation to take רב as participle of ריב to plead; a helper and a defender. Comp. רב chief (Est. 1:8)
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