| 22. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew verb combination in עַשֵּׂר תְּעַשֵּׂר {ʿă-śêr tə-ʿă-śêr} ‘you shall surely tithe’ uses the infinitive absolute plus imperfect to strengthen the obligation. The direct object marker ʾêt {אֵ֖ת | ʾêṯ} introduces the construct phrase kol-tevuʾāṯ {כָּל־תְּבוּאַ֣ת | kâl-tə-bû-ʾāṯ} ‘all produce’ with zarʿêkā {זַרְעֶ֑ךָ | zar-ʿê-kā} ‘your seed,’ conveying possession through the construct chain. The participle ha-yōṣêʾ {הַיֹּצֵ֥א | ha-yō-ṣêʾ} forms a relative clause modifying ha-sāḏeh {הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה | ha-sā-ḏeh} ‘the field.’ The repetition šā-nā šā-nā {שָׁנָ֥ה שָׁנָֽה | šā-nā šā-nā} employs Hebrew parallelism to denote annual recurrence. In English translation, the phrase becomes a participial phrase while iterative repetition is rendered as “year by year” or “Each year.” |