| 36. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the demonstrative pronoun dena {דְּנָ֣ה | də-nā} ‘this’, which immediately precedes the noun chelma {חֶלְמָ֔א | ḥel-mā} ‘dream’, creating a deictic reference. The coordinated noun phrase u-pishreh {וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ | ū-piš-rēh} ‘and its interpretation’ links the dream to its explanatory counterpart. The imperfect verb neamar {נֵאמַ֥ר | ne-ʾa-mar} marks the forthcoming act of speech. The prepositional phrase qodam malka {קֳדָם־מַלְכָּֽא | qo-ḏām mal-kā} ‘before the king’ situates the proclamation in a royal context. The sequence (demonstrative + noun + coordinated phrase + verb + prepositional phrase) delivers a direct statement emphasizing the immediacy of presenting the interpretation to the sovereign. |