Parashas Ki Sisa · EXTRA (side-ring) · Passuk 31:18
Sefaria — Ibn Ezra on Ki Sisa 31:18
English: AND HE GAVE. Empty heads ask, “What did Moshe do on the mount for forty days and forty nights?” They do not know that if Moshe spent this number and double its double in years with God, he would barely know one part of a thousand of God’s work and ways and the secret of all the precepts which God commanded him. They think that deeds are most important. 82 They (the empty heads) think that the mere observance of the commandments is the most important element in Judaism. This is not so. What is important is heart together with deed. 83 One must understand the reason for the commandments. According to I.E. this takes a vast amount of time. It should be noted that I.E. wrote a work called Sefer
Commentary (Rishon) on a TT-silent passuk — EXTRA side-ring only.
See the Ibn Ezra on this passuk for the full derash and implications.