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Binyanim in Crisis: The Verbs of Reverence and Relocation in 1 Samuel 6:20
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲנְשֵׁי בֵית־שֶׁמֶשׁ מִי יוּכַל לַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה הָאֱלֹהִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ הַזֶּה וְאֶל־מִי יַעֲלֶה מֵעָלֵינוּ׃
(1 Samuel 6:20)
And the men of Beit-Shemesh said who is able to stand before YHWH the holy God and to whom shall He go up from upon us
Verbs at the Threshold of Holiness
When the ark of YHWH returns to Beit-Shemesh, it is not a joyful moment—it becomes terrifying. After YHWH strikes down many of the people, a desperate question erupts: Who can even stand before this holy God? … Learn Hebrew
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