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עָנֵ֤ה דָֽנִיֵּאל֙ וְאָמַ֔ר לֶהֱוֵ֨א שְׁמֵ֤הּ דִּֽי־אֱלָהָא֙ מְבָרַ֔ךְ מִן־עָלְמָ֖א וְעַ֣ד־עָלְמָ֑א דִּ֧י חָכְמְתָ֛א וּגְבוּרְתָ֖א דִּ֥י לֵֽהּ־הִֽיא׃
(Daniel 2:20) Daniel answered and said, “Let the name of God be blessed from eternity to eternity, for wisdom and might are His.” The verb לֶהֱוֵ֨א (“let it be”) is a striking example of the peʿal imperfect in a jussive sense. Rather than a simple future… Read the rest