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וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם שֹׁכֵ֖ן בְּצִיֹּ֣ון הַר־קָדְשִׁ֑י וְהָיְתָ֤ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ קֹ֔דֶשׁ וְזָרִ֥ים לֹא־יַֽעַבְרוּ־בָ֖הּ עֹֽוד׃ And you shall know that I am the LORD your God, dwelling in Tsiyyon, my holy mountain, and Yerushalayim shall be holiness, and strangers shall not pass through her again. Explanation of Feature This verse from Joel 4:17 (Hebrew numbering; English Joel 3:17) illustrates two core grammatical features: 1. The nominal clause without a verb, used in the phrase אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, and 2. The future negation using לֹא + yiqtol in לֹא־יַעַבְרוּ (“they shall not pass”).… Learn Hebrew