מִנֶּֽגֶד׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מִנֶּֽגֶד׃

   mi-NE-ged

   opposite or at a distance
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 תִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב מִנֶּֽגֶד׃

   tit-ya-TSEV mi-NE-ged

   would take your stand opposite or at a distance
3. clause🔊 וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב מִנֶּֽגֶד׃

   ve-a-TA tit-ya-TSEV mi-NE-ged

   and you would take your stand opposite or at a distance
4. sentence🔊 א֣וֹ־עָשִׂ֤יתִי בְנַפְשִׁי֙ שֶׁ֔קֶר וְכָל־דָּבָ֖ר לֹא־יִכָּחֵ֣ד מִן־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב מִנֶּֽגֶד׃

   o-a-SI-ti ve-naf-SHI SHE-ker ve-khol-da-VAR lo-yik-ka-KHED min-ha-ME-lekh ve-a-TA tit-ya-TSEV mi-NE-ged

   or I would have done against my life a lie and every matter is not hidden from the king and you would take your stand opposite or at a distance

Exegesis

In the final clause, the Hitpael imperfect tit-yatzev {תִּתְיַצֵּב | tit-ya-ẓēv} ‘you would stand’ conveys a conditional stance, linked with min-neged {מִנֶּגֶד | min-nĕ-ged} ‘from before’ to denote separation from proximity. The sequence of clauses thus builds from a personal hypothetical to the public consequences of betrayal in view of the king’s all-seeing oversight.