| 15. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the temporal expression shivʿat yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | šî·ḇā·ʿāṯ yā·mîm} establishing the festival’s seven-day duration. The verb tachog {תָּחֹג | ṯā·ḥôg} in the qal imperfect second person singular conveys an ongoing obligation. The prepositional phrase laYHWH Eloheicha {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | lā·Yə·hō·wâ ʾĕ·lō·hê·ḵā} marks the liturgical direction toward the divine. The relative clause bamakom asher-yivchar Yahweh {בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר יְהוָה | bə·mā·qōm ʼă·šer-yiv·ḥar Yahweh} specifies an undetermined sacred location. The causal particle ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the rationale clause, followed by the repeated divine name Yahweh Eloheicha to underscore covenantal blessing. The phrases b’khol tevuatecha {בְּכֹל תְּבוּאָתְךָ | bə·ḵōl tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯə·ḵā} and uve’khol ma’aseh yadecha {וּבְכֹל מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ | ū·bə·ḵōl ma·a·śê yā·ḏê·ḵā} enumerate the totality of agricultural yield and labor using construct chains. Finally, the result clause vehayita akh sameach {וְהָיִיתָ אַךְ שָׂמֵחַ | wə·hā·yî·ṯā ʼāk śā·mē·aḥ} features the particle akh intensifying the state of joy. The English retains the Hebrew sequence, cumulative emphasis, and clear signaling of temporal, causal, and result relationships while preserving the repeated divine designation. |