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Guard Yourself: The Grammar of Memory and Obedience
Πρόσεχε σεαυτῷ μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου τοῦ μὴ φυλάξαι τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ κρίματα καὶ τὰ δικαιώματα αὐτοῦ ὅσα ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαί σοι σήμερον
(Deuteronomy 8:11 LXX)
הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לְבִלְתִּ֨י שְׁמֹ֤ר מִצְוֹתָיו֙ וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיֹּֽום׃
Hebrew Warning and Greek Exhortation
In Deuteronomy 8:11, the call is for vigilance against spiritual forgetfulness. Both the Hebrew and Greek express this as a direct address to the hearer, but their constructions reveal subtle differences in how warning and obedience are framed.… Learn Hebrew
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