| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with ki {כִּי | kî} ‘nevertheless’, marking adversative escalation rather than condition. The temporal phrase im-kā‘êṯ māḥār {אִם־כָּעֵת מָחָר | ʾim-kā‘êṯ māḥār} ‘about this time tomorrow’ fixes the earliest point of action. The Qal imperfect ’ešlāḥ {אֶשְׁלַח | ’ešlāḥ} conveys the speaker’s resolute intent. The direct-object marker ’et {אֵת | ’eṯ} introduces ’ăḇādāy {עֲבָדַי | ’ăḇādāy} “my servants,” followed by the beneficiary ’ēleḵā {אֵלֶיךָ | ’ēleḵā} “to you.” The Piel perfect with vav-consecutive wə-ḥippešû {וְחִפְּשׂוּ | wə-ḥippešû} ‘and they will search’ underscores a thorough inquiry into the possessive constructs bêṯeḵā {בֵּיתְךָ | bêṯeḵā} “your house” and bāṯê ’ăḇādeykā {בָּתֵּי עֲבָדֶיךָ | bāṯê ’ăḇādeykā} “the houses of your servants.” The result clause introduced by wə-hāyâ {וְהָיָה | wə-hāyâ} positions kol-maḥmád {כָּל־מַחְמַד | kol-maḥmád} “everything precious” as the object of yāśîmû {יָשִׂימוּ | yāśîmû}, with ’ênêyḵā {עֵינֶיךָ | ’ênêyḵā} as possessor. The final wə-lāqaḥû {וְלָקָחוּ | wə-lāqaḥû} ‘and they will take’ completes the irrevocable act. |