On the Heart and from the Mouth: Command Syntax in Targum Onkelos on Deuteronomy 6:6
וִיהוֹן פִּתְגָּמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין דִּי אֲנָא מְפַקְּדָךְ יוֹמָא דֵין עַל לִבָּךְ And these words which I am commanding you today shall be upon your heart. Why This Verse? This pivotal line from Targum Onkelos on Deuteronomy 6:6, part of the daily Shema, showcases: Emphatic demonstrative construction: פִּתְגָּמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין Paʿel verb with object suffix: מְפַקְּדָךְ Temporal immediacy:…