Tag Archives: Deuteronomy 31:3

יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ ה֣וּא עֹבֵ֣ר לְפָנֶ֗יךָ הֽוּא־יַשְׁמִ֞יד אֶת־הַגֹּויִ֥ם הָאֵ֛לֶּה מִלְּפָנֶ֖יךָ וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑ם יְהֹושֻׁ֗עַ ה֚וּא עֹבֵ֣ר לְפָנֶ֔יךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ (Deuteronomy 31:3) YHWH your God, He is the one crossing before you; He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Yehoshua, he is the one crossing before you, just as YHWH has spoken. This verse from Deuteronomy 31:3 contains a powerful example of emphatic pronoun usage with participial constructions to highlight divine initiative and assurance. The repeated use of the independent pronoun הוּא (he) with participles and yiqtol verbs creates emphasis—declaring who is truly responsible for the action.… Learn Hebrew