Grammar Wielded for Glory: The Syntax of Divine Purpose in Exodus 9:16
וְאוּלָ֗ם בַּעֲב֥וּר זֹאת֙ הֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָ בַּעֲב֖וּר הַרְאֹתְךָ֣ אֶת־כֹּחִ֑י וּלְמַ֛עַן סַפֵּ֥ר שְׁמִ֖י בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (Exodus 9:16) But indeed, for this reason I have allowed you to stand, to show you My power, and so that My name may be declared throughout all the earth. Setting the Stage: The Syntax of Sovereign Intent This verse, spoken by YHWH through…