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How Hebrew Uses Movement Verbs to Trace the Departure of YHWH’s Glory in Ezekiel 11:23

Ezekiel 11:23 וַיַּ֨עַל֙ כְּבֹ֣וד יְהוָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל תֹּ֣וךְ הָעִ֑יר וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ עַל־הָהָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִקֶּ֥דֶם לָעִֽיר׃ 1. Transliteration Vayyaʿal kevōd Adonai mēʿal tōkh hāʿîr, vayyaʿămōd ʿal-hāhār ʾasher miqqedem lāʿîr. 2. Literal Translation And the glory of YHWH went up from over the midst of the city, and it stood upon the mountain which was east of the city. 3. Grammar Focus: Two וַיּ־ Verbs Trace the Movement This verse moves through two main Hebrew action verbs: וַיַּעַל    וַיַּעֲמֹד וַיַּעַל means “and it went up” or “and it ascended.”… Learn Hebrew
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