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Deuteronomy 33:9 הָאֹמֵ֞ר לְאָבִ֤יו וּלְאִמֹּו֙ לֹ֣א רְאִיתִ֔יו וְאֶת־אֶחָיו֙ לֹ֣א הִכִּ֔יר וְאֶת־בְּנֹ֖ו לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע כִּ֤י שָֽׁמְרוּ֙ אִמְרָתֶ֔ךָ וּבְרִֽיתְךָ֖ יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃ 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. לְאָבִיו וּלְאִמּוֹ — “to his father and to his mother.” אָבִיו and אִמּוֹ — nouns with 3ms suffixes This phrase highlights familial relationships, which are rejected in favor of a higher loyalty.… Learn Hebrew