But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines by the sea, they together shall spoil the children of the east: Edom, and Moab shall be under the rule of their hand, and the children of Ammon shall be obedient.
Ibn Ezra
ועפו According to some, And they will spread; comp. מגלה עׁפה A roll that was spread (Zach. 5:1). According to R. Moses Hakkohen it is hapax legomenon, and means they will rest. פלשתים Supply מקום or ארץ The place, or the land of the Philistines. Toward the west. The Philistines dwelt in the west of Palestine. Them of the east. The Syrians. They shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab, in order to spoil them. משמעתם. Supply יסורו אל or יסורו תחת Will come under their supremacy.
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