Isaiah 53:5 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

וְהוּא֙ מְחֹלָ֣ל מִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּ מְדֻכָּ֖א מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵ֑ינוּ מוּסַ֤ר שְׁלוֹמֵ֙נוּ֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹ נִרְפָּא־לָֽנוּ׃

But he was wounded because of our transgressions, He was crushed because of our iniquities: The chastisement of our welfare was upon him, And with his stripes we were healed.

Rashi on Isaiah

the chastisement of our welfare was upon him The chastisement due to the welfare that we enjoyed, came upon him, for he was chastised so that there be peace for the entire world.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

מחולל Slain.5A. V., Wounded. Comp. חלל slain (Deut. 21:1).
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

The chastisement of our peace was upon him. The chastisement was inflicted upon him for the purpose of prolonging our peace, as we see; for With his stripes we are healed.
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