| 8. Linguistic Exegesis The sentence opens with the conditional conjunction ve-im {וְאִם־ | və-ʾim} ‘and if’, establishing a protasis. The hiphil imperfect verb yarkhiv {יַרְחִ֞יב | yar-ḥîḇ} ‘he will enlarge’ expresses divine causation of expansion. This is followed by the covenant designation Yahweh Eloheikha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kha}, identifying the divine agent in a personal relationship. The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} foregrounds the definite object gevulkha {גְּבֻלְךָ | gə-vūl-kha} ‘your border’, highlighting completeness. The comparative ka-asher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾă-šer} ‘as’ introduces the covenantal basis with nishba {נִשְׁבַּע | niš-baʿ} ‘he swore’. The result clause begins with ve-natan {וְנָתַן | wə-na-tan} ‘and he gives’, mirroring the structure of the protasis. The pronouns in la-avoteikha {לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ | la-ʾă-vō-tey-kha} and lekha {לְךָ | lə-kha} frame the inheritance promise. Finally, the relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} connects dibber latet {דִּבֶּר לָתֵת | dib-ber lā-tēt} ‘he spoke to give’, emphasizing the certainty of God’s promise. |