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Grammatical Deception: Mood, Syntax, and Speech in Judges 4:20

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֔יהָ עֲמֹ֖ד פֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֑הֶל וְהָיָה֩ אִם־אִ֨ישׁ יָבֹ֜וא וּשְׁאֵלֵ֗ךְ וְאָמַ֛ר הֲיֵֽשׁ־פֹּ֥ה אִ֖ישׁ וְאָמַ֥רְתְּ אָֽיִן׃ (Judges 4:20) And he said to her, “Stand at the entrance of the tent, and it shall be, if any man comes and asks you and says, ‘Is there a man here?’ then you shall say, ‘There is none.’” Focus on Imperatives: עֲמֹ֖ד The word עֲמֹד is the imperative masculine singular form of the root ע־מ־ד, meaning “to stand.” Here, it is a direct command: “Stand!” or more idiomatically, “Stand at the entrance!”… Learn Hebrew
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