Commentary for Isaiah 41:5
רָא֤וּ אִיִּים֙ וְיִירָ֔אוּ קְצ֥וֹת הָאָ֖רֶץ יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ קָרְב֖וּ וַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃
The isles saw, and feared; The ends of the earth trembled; They drew near, and came.
Rashi on Isaiah
The islands shall see [lit. saw.] The heathens shall see the mighty deeds that I will perform, and they shall fear.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
The isles saw the victory of Cyrus.
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Rashi on Isaiah
they have approached and come One to another they will gather to war when they see the redemption.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
They drew near. Those events drew near.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
ויאתיון And came. It is here written like a perfect verb; the third radical ה is replaced by י.10The usual form is ויאתו, the third radical (ה) being entirely omitted.
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