Hebrew Form Guide

טַהֲרִ֣י (ṭa·hă·rî) in Ezekiel 36:33: Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular

טַהֲרִ֣י (ṭa·hă·rî) in Ezekiel 36:33

Source Word

טַהֲרִ֣יṭa·hă·rîVerb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular

Ezekiel 36:33 row 6 anchors H2891 to the infinitival expression translated I cleanse within the Lord God's first-person promise.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

On the day I cleanse you places the Lord's purifying action at the head of the verse's restoration sequence rather than treating rebuilt ruins as self-produced renewal. I cleanse expresses the first-person divine agency carried within the infinitival construction, while the surrounding clause supplies you and the removal of iniquities.

How To Communicate It

Begin with the divine speech formula, mark the on the day relation, and then follow the sequence from cleansing iniquity to inhabited cities and rebuilt ruins.

What Not To Say

  • Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
  • Do not make physical rebuilding cause cleansing or universalize Ezekiel's restoration timetable from this form.
  • The infinitive construct depends on the temporal frame and is not a finite verb standing alone.
  • The form does not reduce cleansing to urban renewal, make rebuilding the cause of forgiveness, or assign the cleansing work to the people themselves.

What Does The Label Mean?

Profile

Hebrew-verb

Part of Speech

Verb

Form Label

Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular

Stem

Piel

Aspect

Inf

Person

Not applicable

Gender

Not applicable

Number

Not applicable

State

Not applicable

Suffix

First person common singular

Aspect Note

The Piel infinitive construct stands inside the temporal phrase on the day, and its first-person singular element identifies the Lord God as the cleansing agent in the quoted promise. The following object phrase names the people cleansed from their iniquities.

Verse Role

The infinitival clause makes divine cleansing the temporal threshold for the restoration actions announced in the rest of the verse.

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

The temporal marker that coordinates cleansing with resettled cities and rebuilt ruins

Governed By

The Lord God's promise to cleanse his people from all their iniquities and restore their devastated settlements

Role In The Phrase

The infinitival clause makes divine cleansing the temporal threshold for the restoration actions announced in the rest of the verse.

What It Is Not Doing

The form does not reduce cleansing to urban renewal, make rebuilding the cause of forgiveness, or assign the cleansing work to the people themselves.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

High: The form places the Lord's cleansing agency at the threshold between judged desolation and renewed communal life.

Syntax Profile

The Piel infinitive construct stands inside the temporal phrase on the day, and its first-person singular element identifies the Lord God as the cleansing agent in the quoted promise. The following object phrase names the people cleansed from their iniquities.. The infinitival clause makes divine cleansing the temporal threshold for the restoration actions announced in the rest of the verse.. Attached to the temporal marker that coordinates cleansing with resettled cities and rebuilt ruins. Governed by the Lord God's promise to cleanse his people from all their iniquities and restore their devastated settlements. The form does not reduce cleansing to urban renewal, make rebuilding the cause of forgiveness, or assign the cleansing work to the people themselves.

Reader Question

How does I cleanse you relate to the rebuilt cities in Ezekiel 36:33? The verse places the Lord's cleansing at the temporal head of a restoration sequence that also includes resettlement and rebuilding.

Translation Effect

Direct: I cleanse expresses the first-person divine agency carried within the infinitival construction, while the surrounding clause supplies you and the removal of iniquities.

Where Caution Is Needed

The infinitive construct depends on the temporal frame and is not a finite verb standing alone. The first-person element points to the divine speaker's agency; the people cleansed are identified by the following object phrase.

Fallacies To Avoid

V-Piel-Inf | 1cs at Ezekiel 36:33 treated as the whole interpretation: Do not make physical rebuilding cause cleansing or universalize Ezekiel's restoration timetable from this form. city rebuilding treated as proof of spiritual cleansing because the English clauses appear together: Keep "I cleanse" connected to טַהֲרִ֣י, row 6, and the full Ezekiel 36:33 clause.

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

Ezekiel 36:33 row 6 anchors H2891 to the infinitival expression translated I cleanse within the Lord God's first-person promise.

Lexical Identity

This row 6 H2891 witness presents the Lord as cleansing agent in a restoration oracle, distinct from the petition cleanse me in Psalm 51:2.

Grammar In Context

The Piel infinitive construct stands inside the temporal phrase on the day, and its first-person singular element identifies the Lord God as the cleansing agent in the quoted promise. The following object phrase names the people cleansed from their iniquities.

Passage Meaning

Ezekiel 36:33 joins the Lord's cleansing of iniquity with visible restoration as cities are inhabited and ruins rebuilt.

Canonical Fit

The promise addresses Israel's restoration after judgment within Ezekiel's new-heart context; it should not be converted into a guaranteed timetable for any damaged city.

Communication Use

Begin with the divine speech formula, mark the on the day relation, and then follow the sequence from cleansing iniquity to inhabited cities and rebuilt ruins.

Do Not Derive

Do not make physical rebuilding cause cleansing or universalize Ezekiel's restoration timetable from this form.