The Imperative Structure and the Concept of Remembering in Proverbs 3:1
This study will analyze the grammatical construction of the imperatives, the semantic implications of memory and guarding, and the theological message of wisdom retention. בְּ֭נִי תֹּורָתִ֣י אַל־תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗י יִצֹּ֥ר לִבֶּֽךָ׃ (Proverbs 3:1) My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart guard my commandments. Proverbs 3:1 opens a section of parental instruction, where…