| 8. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the negative vav-consecutive velo' {וְלֹא | və-lōʼ}, framing a promise not to repeat past exile. The imperfect osif {אֹסִיף | ʾō-sîf} “I will add” combines with the hiphil infinitive lehanid {לְהָנִיד | lə-hā-nîḏ} “to cause to wander,” forming a causative pair. The noun phrase regel Yisrael {רֶגֶל יִשְׂרָאֵל | ré-gel yisräʼēl} uses a body-part idiom for national movement. The relative clause asher natati la'avotam {אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לַאֲבוֹתָם | ʼăšer nāṭattî laʼăbôṯām} specifies the patriarchal grant. The conditional im yishmeru la'asot {אִם יִשְׁמְרוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת | ʼim yišmerû laʼăśôt} “if they keep doing” introduces the covenant stipulation, detailed by kekhol asher tsivvitim {כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִים | kəkōl ʼăšer ṣîwwîtîm} and ulekol hatorah asher-tsivah otam avdi Mosheh {וּלְכָל־הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה אֹתָם עַבְדִּי מֹשֶׁה | û-lə-kōl hattôrāh ʼăšer-ṣîwwāh ʾōṭām ʿabdî mōšē}, linking obedience to divine commands and Mosaic law. The paratactic sequence underscores the shift from threat to conditional promise. |