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The Imperative Structure and the Concept of Remembering in Proverbs 3:1

Introduction to Proverbs 3:1 Proverbs 3:1 opens a section of parental instruction, where the speaker (likely Solomon) urges the son to retain wisdom and divine commandments. The verse combines negative and positive imperatives, contrasting forgetting (אַל־תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח) with guarding (יִצֹּ֥ר). This … Continue reading

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