Isaiah 35:8 Commentary: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

וְהָיָה־שָׁ֞ם מַסְל֣וּל וָדֶ֗רֶךְ וְדֶ֤רֶךְ הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ יִקָּ֣רֵא לָ֔הּ לֹֽא־יַעַבְרֶ֥נּוּ טָמֵ֖א וְהוּא־לָ֑מוֹ הֹלֵ֥ךְ דֶּ֛רֶךְ וֶאֱוִילִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִתְעֽוּ׃

And a highway shall be there, and a way, And it shall be called The way of holiness; The unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those; The wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err therein.

Rashi on Isaiah

And there shall be a highway for the travelers.
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah

And an highway shall be there, etc. Although the rivers shall swell, still there will be a pathway, etc.8The abundance of water everywhere will be a blessing and comfort, not an obstacle stopping their way to their land and the holy city. מסלול An highway.
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Rashi on Isaiah

no unclean one shall traverse it No unclean one shall traverse that road; i.e., it will no longer belong to the heathens ([mss.:] nations).
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