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Fear, Dominion, and Syntax: A Grammar Lesson from Genesis 9:2
וּמֹורַאֲכֶ֤ם וְחִתְּכֶם֙ יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עַ֚ל כָּל־חַיַּ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ וְעַ֖ל כָּל־עֹ֣וף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם בְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּרְמֹ֧שׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה וּֽבְכָל־דְּגֵ֥י הַיָּ֖ם בְּיֶדְכֶ֥ם נִתָּֽנוּ׃
(Genesis 9:2)
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens, in everything that creeps on the ground, and in all the fish of the sea—into your hand they have been given.
Genesis 9:2 marks a pivotal moment in the narrative of human history. After the flood, God addresses Noah and his sons, redefining humanity’s relationship with the rest of creation.… Learn Hebrew
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