Depart, depart, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing: go out of the midst of her, be ye clean, you that carry the vessels of the Lord.
Ibn Ezra
Depart ye from Babylon, according to R. Moses Hakkohen. I think that these words are addressed to those that are still in exile among the nations. The repetition of Depart ye is to indicate that it is to be done immediately. Comp. Turn in, my lord, turn in to me (Jud. 4:18). From thence. Every one from the place of his exile. It is unclean, touch not, that is, keep away from the heathen nations. Go ye out of the midst of her. Every one shall go out of the country of his exile. Babylon has not been mentioned in any of these chapters. הברו Be ye clean. It is Niphal. The Dagesh, which usually compensates for the omitted letter, is here left out, because ר is a guttural letter. Ye that bear the vessels of the Lord. The Israelites, who are the bearers of the law. Some refer these words to the Levites, who are the bearers of the Holy Ark; but I prefer the former explanation.
Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.
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