Isaiah 61:5 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

וְעָמְד֣וּ זָרִ֔ים וְרָע֖וּ צֹאנְכֶ֑ם וּבְנֵ֣י נֵכָ֔ר אִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם וְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, And aliens shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

your plowmen Heb. אִכָּרֵיכֶם, those who lead the plow.

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And strangers shall stand before you like servants.

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אבריכם Your ploughmen. אִבָּר is an adjective, meaning tilling the field.⁸Comp. I. E. on 3:4 and note 5.

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