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“I Have Sinned”: The Grammar of Urgency and Confession in Exodus 10:16

וַיְמַהֵ֣ר פַּרְעֹ֔ה לִקְרֹ֖א לְמֹשֶׁ֣ה וּלְאַהֲרֹ֑ן וַיֹּ֗אמֶר חָטָ֛אתִי לַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם וְלָכֶֽם׃ (Exodus 10:16) And Parʿo hastened to call for Moshe and Aharon, and he said, “I have sinned against YHWH your God and against you.” This verse captures a moment of panic and confession after the plague of locusts. Parʿo (Pharaoh) realizes the severity of YHWH’s power and urgently summons Moshe (Moses) and Aharon (Aaron). The Hebrew grammar here beautifully conveys urgency, repentance, and direct speech through its verbs and word order.… Learn Hebrew
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