| 17. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the subject noun ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} “man,” highlighting individual responsibility. It is followed by two parallel prepositional phrases ke-mat-nat yā-ḏô {כְּמַתְּנַת יָדוֹ | kə-mat-tə-nat yā-ḏô} “according to the gift of his hand” and ke-vir-kat Yahweh Eloheikha {כְּבִרְכַּת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | kə-vir-kaṯ Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā} “according to the blessing of the LORD your God,” both introduced by the prefixed preposition ke-. In kematnat yā-ḏô the construct noun yā-ḏô “his hand” idiomatically denotes personal capacity. The construct chain bir-kat Yahweh Eloheikha {בִּרְכַּת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | bir-kat Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā} identifies the LORD your God as the source of blessing. The relative clause asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} “which” introduces a defining clause with the verb nā-ṯān {נָתַן | nā-ṯān} “he gave” in Qal perfect third person masculine singular, followed by the beneficiary phrase lā-ḵā {לָךְ | lā-ḵā} “to you.” The Hebrew VSO order and parallel prepositional construction underscore a correlative structure between divine provision and human giving. In English the sequence is rendered in SVO order while preserving the proportional and causal relationships. |