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Arrows and Advocacy: Blessing, Fulfillment, and Courtroom Imagery in Psalm 127:5

Psalm 127:5 אַשְׁרֵ֤י הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִלֵּ֥א אֶת־אַשְׁפָּתֹ֗ו מֵהֶ֥ם לֹֽא־יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ כִּֽי־יְדַבְּר֖וּ אֶת־אֹיְבִ֣ים בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ Blessed Is the Man: אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אַשְׁרֵי (“blessed is”) is a construct form of אֶשֶׁר (“happiness, blessedness”), functioning as a declaration of commendation or felicity. הַגֶּבֶר — “the … Continue reading

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