Isaiah 19:20 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

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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