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The Cohortative Verb אָשִׁירָה in Isaiah 5:1

אָשִׁ֤ירָה נָּא֙ לִֽידִידִ֔י שִׁירַ֥ת דֹּודִ֖י לְכַרְמֹ֑ו כֶּ֛רֶם הָיָ֥ה לִֽידִידִ֖י בְּקֶ֥רֶן בֶּן־שָֽׁמֶן׃ (Isaiah 5:1) Let me sing now for my beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. Isaiah 5:1 introduces the famous "Song of the Vineyard," a poetic allegory describing YHWH’s relationship with Israel…

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