| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with a series of Qal imperative verbs: havu {הָב֥וּ | hā-vū} ‘give’ and se’u {שְׂא֤וּ | sə-ʾû} ‘lift up’, establishing parallel commands. The conjunction uvo’u {וּבֹ֣אוּ | ū-bōʾ-û} continues the command sequence, while hishtachāvu {הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ | hishtaḥăvû} in the Hithpael stem intensifies the act as reverential bowing. Each imperative is directed la-Yahweh {לַיהוָ֖ה | la-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’, unifying the actions with divine focus. The construct phrase kevod shemō {כְּב֣וֹד שְׁמ֑וֹ | kə-vôḏ šə-mô} ‘glory of His name’ ties divine reputation to worship. The noun minchā {מִנְחָה֙ | min-ḥā} ‘offering’ denotes a tribute gift. The prepositional phrase lefānāv {לְפָנָ֔יו | lə-pā-nāw} ‘before Him’ establishes the spatial context, and behadrat-qodesh {בְּהַדְרַת־קֹֽדֶשׁ | bə-hă-dārat-qō-ḏeš} ‘in the splendor of holiness’ frames the worship setting. The balanced imperatives and construct phrases emphasize communal reverence expressed through offering, approach, and adoration. |