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Nominal Clauses with Temporal Markers and Sacred Attribution

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ עַל־מְצִלֹּ֣ות הַסּ֔וּס קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְהָיָ֤ה הַסִּירֹות֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה כַּמִּזְרָקִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ (Zechariah 14:20) On that day, there will be on the bells of the horse, “Holy to YHWH.” And the pots in the house of YHWH will be like the basins before the altar. This prophetic verse describes a future day when even the most ordinary objects—like horse bells and temple bowls—will be consecrated to YHWH. The structure features nominal clauses framed with temporal expressions and sacred attributions.… Learn Hebrew
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