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The Grammar of Hidden Wisdom: Jussive Force, Subordination, and Theological Compression in Job 11:6

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Advanced Hebrew Grammar
וְיַגֶּד־לְךָ֨ תַּֽעֲלֻמֹ֣ות חָכְמָה֮ כִּֽי־כִפְלַ֪יִם לְֽת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥ה וְדַ֡ע כִּֽי־יַשֶּׁ֥ה לְךָ֥ אֱ֝לֹ֗והַ מֵעֲוֹנֶֽךָ׃ (Job 11:6) And He would declare to you the hidden things of wisdom, for they are double for sound wisdom, and know that Eloah causes to forget for you part of your iniquity. Job 11:6, spoken by Ṣofar the Naamathite, is one of the most syntactically compressed and theologically loaded statements in the Book of Job. The verse combines a jussive verbal wish, a causal clause, and a command to know followed by a subordinate כי-clause.… Learn Hebrew
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