Isaiah 21:7 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

וְרָ֣אָה רֶ֗כֶב צֶ֚מֶד פָּֽרָשִׁ֔ים רֶ֥כֶב חֲמ֖וֹר רֶ֣כֶב גָּמָ֑ל וְהִקְשִׁ֥יב קֶ֖שֶׁב רַב־קָֽשֶׁב׃

And when he seeth a troop, horsemen by pairs, A troop of asses, a troop of camels, He shall hearken diligently with much heed.

Rashi on Isaiah

And he shall see a chariot and I will show him there a sort of chariot with a pair of riders, one riding a donkey and one riding a camel, and that is a sign of Persia and Media.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

וראה וגו׳ When he sees15A. V., And he saw, And he hearkened. According to I. E., these sentences are not co-ordinate, but the former is subordinate, and the latter is the principal sentence.15A. V., And he saw, And he hearkened. According to I. E., these sentences are not co-16A. V., And.ordinate, but the former is subordinate, and the latter is the principal sentence. a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, or a chariot of camels, he will hearken diligently to learn what news they have to tell.
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Rashi on Isaiah

and he shall listen attentively And there he shall hear in his prophecy a representation of the mighty rumbling and stirring of armies.
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