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The Use of the Niphal Imperfect in Exodus 35:2
שֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִים֮ תֵּעָשֶׂ֣ה מְלָאכָה֒ וּבַיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י יִהְיֶ֨ה לָכֶ֥ם קֹ֛דֶשׁ שַׁבַּ֥ת שַׁבָּתֹ֖ון לַיהוָ֑ה כָּל־הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה בֹ֛ו מְלָאכָ֖ה יוּמָֽת׃
Introduction to Exodus 35:2
Exodus 35:2 provides a command regarding the observance of the Sabbath, emphasizing the six days of work and the seventh day as a holy day of rest. A significant grammatical feature in this verse is the Niphal imperfect verb תֵּעָשֶׂ֣ה (tēʿāśeh), which affects the understanding of who is performing the action of work.
Understanding the Niphal Imperfect in תֵּעָשֶׂ֣ה
1. What is the Niphal Stem?… Learn Hebrew