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אֶל־הֶֽהָרִים֙ לֹ֣א אָכָ֔ל וְעֵינָיו֙ לֹ֣א נָשָׂ֔א אֶל־גִּלּוּלֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְאֶת־אֵ֤שֶׁת רֵעֵ֨הוּ֙ לֹ֣א טִמֵּ֔א וְאֶל־אִשָּׁ֥ה נִדָּ֖ה לֹ֥א יִקְרָֽב׃ (Ezekiel 18:6) Introduction: The Syntax of Not Doing Ezekiel 18:6 is part of a larger legal-moral catalogue describing the behaviors of the righteous individual. Its power lies in what is not done. The verse structures a series of prohibitive actions using parallel negative clauses, each syntactically framed to communicate personal discipline, ritual purity, and covenantal loyalty. Here, syntax doesn’t describe action—it defines righteousness through grammatical restraint.… Learn Hebrew