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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
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in every generation
He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation.
Which does 'in every generation' modify, 'has mercy on' or 'fear'?
Which does 'in every generation' modify, 'has mercy on' or 'fear'?
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I would say that "in every generation" is semantically connected to "those", which becomes obvious if we rewrite the sentence as follows He has mercy on those in every generation who fear him .
- I would say that "in every generation" is semantically connected to "those", which becomes obvious if we rewrite the sentence as follows He has mercy on those in every generation who fear him .
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I would say that "in every generation" is semantically connected to "those", which becomes obvious if we rewrite the sentence as follows
He has mercy on those in every generation who fear him .
He has mercy on those in every generation who fear him .
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