“Beware, Lest You Forget”: The Grammar of Warning in Deuteronomy 6:12
הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר הֹוצִֽיאֲךָ֛ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִֽים׃ In the heart of Moses’ covenantal appeal to Israel, we find a warning that is both urgent and poetic: הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ פֶן תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת־יְהוָה “Take care, lest you forget the Lord.” This verse from Devarim 6:12 is not merely a moral admonition — it is…