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The Use of the Hiphil Imperfect in 1 Samuel 27:11
וְאִ֨ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֜ה לֹֽא־יְחַיֶּ֣ה דָוִ֗ד לְהָבִ֥יא גַת֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר פֶּן־יַגִּ֥דוּ עָלֵ֖ינוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־עָשָׂ֤ה דָוִד֙ וְכֹ֣ה מִשְׁפָּטֹ֔ו כָּל־הַ֨יָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשַׁ֖ב בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
(1 Samuel 27:11)
And man and woman David would not let live to bring to Gath saying lest they tell about us saying thus David did and thus his judgment all the days which he dwelt in the field of the Philistines
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1 Samuel 27:11 contains a Hiphil imperfect verb, which is key to understanding David’s actions and intentions.… Learn Hebrew
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