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The Twin Imperatives of Letting Go: Imperative Chains in Ecclesiastes 11:10

וְהָסֵ֥ר כַּ֨עַס֙ מִלִּבֶּ֔ךָ וְהַעֲבֵ֥ר רָעָ֖ה מִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־הַיַּלְד֥וּת וְהַֽשַּׁחֲר֖וּת הָֽבֶל׃ Ecclesiastes 11:10 concludes a poetic exhortation on youth and mortality with a double command: וְהָסֵ֥ר כַּ֨עַס מִלִּבֶּךָ and וְהַעֲבֵ֥ר רָעָ֖ה מִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָ. These imperatives invite the reader not only to rejoice in … Continue reading

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