| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with veha-navi {וְהַנָּבִיא | wə-han·nā·ḇîʾ} plus hahu {הַהוּא | ha-hûʾ} and ʾô {אֹו | ʾô} to frame “that prophet or dreamer.” The nominal expression ḥôlêm ha-ḥălôm {חֹלֵם הַחֲלוֹם | ḥō-lêm ha-ḥă-lôm} highlights fraudulent vision. The hofal imperfect yūmāṯ {יוּמָת | yū-māṯ} pronounces capital punishment, with kî {כִּי | kî} introducing the cause. Piel dibbēr-sārāh {דִּבֶּר־סָרָה | dib-bēr sārāh} denotes a covenant breach by verbal instigation. Prepositional phrases ʿal-Yehōwāh ʾĕlōhê-khem recall divine lordship and relational context. Participles ham-mō-ṣîʾ and wə-hap-pō-ḏə-khā parallel deliverance motifs. The infinitive lə-had-dîaḵā {לְהַדִּיחֲךָ | lə-had-dî-ḥā} expresses intent to mislead, linked by ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} to the command ṣivwə-khā {צִוְּךָ | ṣiv-və-khā}. The final jussive ū-vi-ʿar-tā {וּבִעַרְתָּ | ū-vi-ʿar-tā} with hā-rāʿ {הָרָע | hā-rāʿ} mandates communal purification from covenant defilement. |