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By Advanced Hebrew Grammar

“Whom Shall I Send?” — The Grammar of Divine Inquiry and Human Response in Isaiah 6:8

וָאֶשְׁמַ֞ע אֶת־קֹ֤ול אֲדֹנָי֙ אֹמֵ֔ר אֶת־מִ֥י אֶשְׁלַ֖ח וּמִ֣י יֵֽלֶךְ־לָ֑נוּ וָאֹמַ֖ר הִנְנִ֥י שְׁלָחֵֽנִי׃ In the aftermath of his celestial vision, Isaiah hears a divine voice posing a question that echoes through time: אֶת־מִי אֶשְׁלַח וּמִי יֵלֶךְ־לָנוּ “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” This moment from Yeshayahu 6:8 is not only one of the…

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“Send Me!” — Volition, Syntax, and the Prophetic Calling in Isaiah 6:8

וָאֶשְׁמַ֞ע אֶת־קֹ֤ול אֲדֹנָי֙ אֹמֵ֔ר אֶת־מִ֥י אֶשְׁלַ֖ח וּמִ֣י יֵֽלֶךְ־לָ֑נוּ וָאֹמַ֖ר הִנְנִ֥י שְׁלָחֵֽנִי׃ (Isaiah 6:8) And I heard the voice of my Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here I am; send me.” Morphology וָאֶשְׁמַ֞ע (vaʾeshmaʿ) – Root: שָׁמַע; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 1cs (consecutive imperfect, first common singular);…

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