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The Fate of the Fool: Parallelism, Negation, and Wisdom Syntax in Proverbs 5:23

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Biblical Hebrew

Proverbs 5:23 ה֗וּא יָ֭מוּת בְּאֵ֣ין מוּסָ֑ר וּבְרֹ֖ב אִוַּלְתֹּ֣ו יִשְׁגֶּֽה׃ Judgment Statement: הוּא יָמוּת בְּאֵין מוּסָר הוּא (“he”) emphasizes the subject, often added for poetic or emphatic effect. יָמוּת (“he shall die”) is a Qal imperfect 3ms of מ־ו־ת (“to die”), … Continue reading →

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