| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a temporal-causal framework linking divine action and Israel’s response. The verb yakrit {יַכְרִית | yəḵrîṯ} in the hifil imperfect denotes complete removal, reflecting covenantal judgment. The compound divine title Yahweh Eloheikha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhêkā} appears twice to reinforce divine promise, while the relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} marks the nations as recipients of the gift expressed by noten {נוֹתֵן | nōṯēn}. The sequential vav-consecutive forms virishtam {וִירִשְׁתָּם | wîyrîšṯām} “and you dispossess/inherit them” and veyashavta {וְיָשַׁבְתָּ | wə-yāšab·tā} “and you dwell” indicate legal fulfillment. The prepositional phrases be’areihem {בְעָרֵיהֶם | bə-ʿārēhem} and uvevateihem {וּבְבָתֵּיהֶם | û·bə-ḇaṯêhem} localize the settlement in both public and private spaces. The English renderings preserve the linkage of divine promise and human possession in Israel’s national establishment. |