| 14. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the temporal conjunction ki {כִּֽי | kî} ‘when’ followed by the imperfect verb tāḇōʼ {תָבֹא | tā-ḇōʼ} indicating future action. The phrase ʼel-hā-ʼā-reṣ {אֶל־הָאָ֗רֶץ | ʼel-hā-ʼā-reṣ} marks motion into a specific territory. A relative clause introduced by ʼăšer {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʼăšer} identifies the land as that which Yəhōwāh Eloheikha {יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | Yəhōwāh ʼĕlōhê-ḵā} is giving. The vav-consecutive perfect forms wîrišṯāh {וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּ | wîrišṯāh} and wəyāšabṯāh {וְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּה | wəyāšabṯāh} outline the actions of possessing and settling. The narrative shifts to direct speech with wəʼāmarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wəʼāmarta} leading into the cohortative ʼāśîmâ {אָשִׂ֤ימָה | ʼāśîmâ} expressing the speaker’s intent. The comparison ke {כְּ | kə} in kəkāl-haggôyim {כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | kəkāl-haggôyim} aligns Israel’s request with other peoples, and the final relative clause ʼăšer səvîḇōṯāy {אֲשֶׁ֥ר סְבִיבֹתָֽי | ʼăšer səvîḇōṯāy} situates it geographically. English subordinate clauses are reordered for clarity while preserving the Hebrew sequence and covenant emphasis. |