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The Cohortative Verb אָשִׁירָה in Isaiah 5:1
Introduction to Isaiah 5:1 Isaiah 5:1 introduces the famous “Song of the Vineyard,” a poetic allegory describing YHWH’s relationship with Israel through the imagery of a vineyard. The opening verb אָשִׁירָה (ʾāšîrāh) is in the cohortative form, a grammatical structure … Continue reading
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