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הָאֹמֵ֞ר לְאָבִ֤יו וּלְאִמֹּו֙ לֹ֣א רְאִיתִ֔יו וְאֶת־אֶחָיו֙ לֹ֣א הִכִּ֔יר וְאֶת־בְּנֹ֖ו לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע כִּ֤י שָֽׁמְרוּ֙ אִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ וּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖ יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃ (Deuteronomy 33:9) Who says to his father and to his mother, ‘I have not seen him,’ and he does not recognize his brothers, and his sons he does not know, for they have kept Your word and guarded Your covenant. Prophetic Identity: הָאֹמֵר לְאָבִיו וּלְאִמּוֹ לֹא רְאִיתִיו הָאֹמֵר — Qal participle ms from אָמַר, “the one who says.” This participial form functions substantivally, referring to a specific group (the Levites) characterized by their verbal disavowal.… Learn Hebrew