| 27. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with ve-atta {וְעַתָּה | wə-ʿaṭ-ṭāh} ‘and now’, marking a transition to the fulfillment of divine intent. The Hifʿil perfect ho-al-tā {הוֹאַלְתָּ | hô-ʾāl-tā} conveys God’s volition, leading into the Piel infinitive construct lə-ḇā-rēkh {לְבָרֵךְ | lə-ḇā-rēkh} ‘to bless’ as an intentional act. The construct chain ʾet-ḇēt ʿaḇ-də-ḵā {אֶת־בֵּית עַבְדְּךָ | ʾet-ḇēt ʿaḇ-də-ḵā} denotes possession and honor. The infinitive phrase li-hə-yōṯ lə-ʿō-lām lə-p̄ā-ne-ḵā {לִהְיוֹת לְעוֹלָם לְפָנֶיךָ | li-hə-yōṯ lə-ʿō-lām lə-p̄ā-ne-ḵā} expresses ongoing and uninterrupted presence before the LORD. The conjunction kî-ʾaṭ-tā {כִּֽי־אַתָּה | kî-ʾaṭ-tā} introduces a causal confirmation, and the parallel verbs bē-rakh-tā ū-me-ḇō-rā-ḥ {בֵּרַכְתָּ וּמְבוֹרָךְ | bē-rakḥ-tā ū-me-ḇō-rā-ḥ} reinforce certainty and continuity through active blessing and passive assurance. |