-
Recent Articles
- Perfect and Imperfect Verbs in Biblical Hebrew: Understanding Completed and Ongoing Action
- “Speak What I Speak”: Mirroring Divine Speech in the Septuagint
- Main Clauses: How Independent Clauses Function in Biblical Hebrew
- On the Day YHWH Spoke: Learning Hebrew Narrative Structure in Exodus 6:28
- Two Voices, One Mission: The Syntactic Unity of Aaron and Moshe in Hebrew and Greek
- Pointing Them Out: Hebrew Grammar in Exodus 6:26
- The Construct Chain (סְמִיכוּת) and How It Modifies Nouns in Biblical Hebrew
- Use of Interjections in Biblical Hebrew: Emotion, Syntax, and Exegesis
- Names in Parallel: Coordinated Syntax and the Use of Demonstrative Summary
- Masculine vs. Feminine Endings in Hebrew Verbs and Nouns: Patterns of Gender and Agreement
- Deliverance and Distance: How Hiphil Shapes Rescue in Joshua 6:23
- The Echo of Obedience: Waw-Consecutive and the Syntax of Repetition
Categories
Archives
Tag Archives: Deuteronomy 24:4
“He May Not Take Her Again”: Modal Syntax and Moral Defilement in Deuteronomy 24:4
Introduction to Deuteronomy 24:4: Legal Ethics and the Sanctity of the Land
Deuteronomy 24:4 presents one of the Torah’s more intricate marital laws, prohibiting a man from remarrying his former wife after she has married another man and become defiled. The structure of the verse integrates modal grammar (לֹא יוּכַל), legal causality, and theological rationale (“because she has been defiled,” “because it is an abomination before YHWH”). This verse is not only civil legislation; it also communicates a deep concern for holiness, purity, and the spiritual integrity of the land.… Learn Hebrew
Posted in Grammar
Tagged Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy 24:4
Comments Off on “He May Not Take Her Again”: Modal Syntax and Moral Defilement in Deuteronomy 24:4