| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The particle ki {כִּי | kî} ‘if/when’ introduces a conditional protasis. The verb yāqûm {יָקוּם | yā-qûm}, a Qal imperfect third person masculine singular, presents the hypothetical emergence of a claimant. The prepositional phrase bə-qir-bə-khā {בְּקִרְבְּךָ | bə-qir-bə-khā} ‘in your midst’ situates the phenomenon within the community. The coordination of navi {נָבִיא | nā-vîʾ} ‘prophet’ and cholem {חֹלֵם | ḥō-lêm} ‘dreamer’ linked by o {אוֹ | ʾō} ‘or’ establishes two alternative roles. Finally, the sequence wə-nā-tān ʾē-lê-khā ôṯ ʾō mō-p̄ēt {וְנָתַן אֵלֶיךָ אוֹת אוֹ מוֹפֵת | wə-nā-tān ʾē-lê-khā ʾōṯ ʾō mō-p̄ēt} ‘and gives you a sign or a wonder’ constitutes the apodosis, defining the phenomena through which the divine claim must be tested. |