Isaiah 11:6 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

וְגָ֤ר זְאֵב֙ עִם־כֶּ֔בֶשׂ וְנָמֵ֖ר עִם־גְּדִ֣י יִרְבָּ֑ץ וְעֵ֨גֶל וּכְפִ֤יר וּמְרִיא֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו וְנַ֥עַר קָטֹ֖ן נֹהֵ֥ג בָּֽם׃

And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, And the leopard shall lie down with the kid; And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them.

Rashi on Isaiah

and a fatling a fattened ox [following Jonathan].
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

The wolf shall dwell, etc. The peace that will be in his days is now figuratively described.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

ומריא I have already explained (1:11); it is a species of cattle, the fat of which is forbidden.7See 100:1, note 27.
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