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One small change can make in understanding Hebrew Grammar can make a world of difference to how you read the Bible.
The Hiph’il verb form has the capacity to be read as active or permissive depending on the context. For instance Gen 6:13 states
And God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Genesis 6:13
The term destroy is in the Hiph’il verb form. I can be just as easily read as “I will permit them to be destroyed. The reader or translator determines the context. This means the Bible truly provides a mirror for us as we read and how we perceive the character of God. You will be amazed to see how any places the Hiph’il verb appears in the Old Testament and how this can affect the way you read stories in the Old Testament.
