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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֗ה לֹ֤א נָכוֹן֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת כֵּ֔ן כִּ֚י תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת מִצְרַ֔יִם נִזְבַּ֖ח לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ הֵ֣ן נִזְבַּ֞ח אֶת־תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת מִצְרַ֛יִם לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א יִסְקְלֻֽנוּ׃ (Exodus 8:26) And Moshe said not right to do thus for abomination of Mitsrayim we sacrifice to YHWH our God behold we sacrifice abomination of Mitsrayim before their eyes and will they not stone us What This Verse Lets Us See About Binyanim In one breath, this line moves from calm speech to ritual identity to public danger. The בִּנְיָנִים sharpen each step: a plain narrative move (וַיֹּאמֶר), an evaluative predicate built from a verb root (נָכוֹן), a core act of worship (נִזְבַּח), and an anticipated crowd reaction (יִסְקְלֻנוּ).… Learn Hebrew