| 23. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with ve'attah {וְעַתָּ֣ה | və-ʿat-tāh} 'and now', marking a shift to petition, followed by direct address to Yahweh {יְהוָ֔ה | Yə-hō-wāh} 'LORD'. The nominal clause hadavar asher dibbarta {הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבַּרְתָּ | ha-dā-vār ʾa-šer dib-bār-tā} 'the word which you have spoken' links the prior divine promise to the present request. The paired prepositional phrases al avdekha {עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֙ | ʿal ʿav-de-kha} 'concerning your servant' and ve-al beito {וְעַל־בֵּית֔וֹ | və-ʿal bēy-tō} 'and concerning his house' extend the promise from the individual to the dynasty. The jussive ye'amen {יֵאָמֵ֖ן | yē-ʾā-men} 'let it be confirmed' expresses a desire for permanent establishment, while the imperative va'aseh {וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה | va-ʿă-sēh} 'and do' calls for divine action. The concluding ka'asher dibbarta {כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּרְתָּ | ka-ʾa-šer dib-bār-tā} 'just as you have spoken' creates syntactic parallelism emphasizing faithfulness and fulfillment. |