| 14. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ directly preceding the Hiphil imperfect verb tassig {תַסִּיג | tassîg} ‘you shall move’, forming a prohibitive command. The verb’s direct object is the noun gevul {גְּבוּל | gəvûl} ‘boundary’, in construct with reʿakha {רֵעֲךָ | reʿaḥkā} ‘your neighbor’, defining the possessed limits. A series of relative clauses introduced by ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} specifies original marking by rîʾšōnîm {רִאשֹׁנִים | rîʾšōnîm}, situates the space in bə-naḥălātəkā {בְּנַחֲלָתְךָ | bə-naḥălātəkā}, and frames inheritance with tīnaḥal bāʾāreṣ {תִּנְחַל בָּאָרֶץ | tīnaḥal bāʾāreṣ}. The final relative clause asher Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕlōhêkā nōṯēn lekha lə-rišṯāh subordinates the territory under ongoing divine grant. This cumulative relative structure builds legal precision and theological emphasis on covenantal possession. |