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Bitter Waters and Hidden Binyanim: The Verb Forms Behind the Trial of Jealousy
זֹ֥את תֹּורַ֖ת הַקְּנָאֹ֑ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּשְׂטֶ֥ה אִשָּׁ֛ה תַּ֥חַת אִישָׁ֖הּ וְנִטְמָֽאָה׃
(Numbers 5:29)
This is the law of jealousy when a woman goes astray under her husband and becomes defiled
Grammatical Framing of Moral Crisis
This verse sits at the end of the ritual of the sotah—the woman suspected of adultery. While the surrounding narrative is rich in physical detail and ceremonial imagery, this verse compresses the essence of the law into two powerful verbs. Both are non-Qal forms, and both project theological and judicial weight: trespass and defilement wrapped in morphology.… Learn Hebrew
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