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From Fire to Form: How the Binyanim Elevate Sacrifice in Psalm 66:15

עֹ֘לֹ֤ות מֵחִ֣ים אַעֲלֶה־֭לָּךְ עִם־קְטֹ֣רֶת אֵילִ֑ים אֶ֥עֱשֶֽׂה בָקָ֖ר עִם־עַתּוּדִ֣ים סֶֽלָה׃ (Psalm 66:15) Burnt offerings of fat animals I will offer to you with the smoke of rams I will prepare cattle with male goats Selah. Introduction: Verbal Stems in Worship’s Highest Flame Psalm 66:15 voices a crescendo of worship: burnt offerings, incense, and choice animals. But behind the sensory images are two binyanim that shape the worshipper’s approach. The psalmist doesn’t just do sacrifice—he elevates it, with verbs chosen for theological emphasis.… Learn Hebrew
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