1 Chronicles 16:12ExegesisTAB

1 Chronicles 16 : 12 Memory | Wonders | Judgment
12. Linguistic Exegesis
The Hebrew imperative zikru {זִכְר֗וּ | zikh-rû} ‘remember’ issues a communal exhortation. The construct nifle’otav {נִפְלְאֹתָיו֙ | niflə’ôtāw} ‘His wonders’ and the coordinated moftav {מֹפְתָ֖יו | mōp̄tāw} ‘His miracles’ form parallel noun phrases, each with a third person masculine singular suffix denoting divine possession. Asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ăšer} introduces a relative clause specifying the deeds asah {עָשָׂ֔ה | ‘āśâh}, emphasizing completed divine action. The phrase u-mishpetei-pihu {וּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־פִֽיהוּ | ū-mišpəṭê-pîhû} ‘the judgments of His mouth’ is a construct chain highlighting God’s authoritative pronouncements. In English, we preserve the tricolon and divine agency by arranging parallel noun phrases and maintaining possessive and relative structures.

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