| 8. Linguistic Exegesis The directive begins with the vav-consecutive vehigadta {וְהִגַּדְתָּ | wə-hig-gāḏ-tā} marking a perfect-to-imperative shift, followed by the indirect object levincha {לְבִנְךָ | lə-vîn-kā} ‘to your son.’ The temporal phrase bayom hahu {בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא | ba-yôm ha-hû} ‘on that day’ sets the occasion, linked to the quotative leemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾē-mōr} ‘saying.’ The causal clause baavur zeh asah Yahweh li {בַּעֲב֣וּר זֶה עָשָׂה יְהוָה לִי | ba-ʿă-vūr zeh ʿā-sāh Yə-hō-wāh lī} uses baavur ‘on account of’ with zeh as the explicative pronoun, while the infinitive betseti mimmitsrayim {בְּצֵאתִי מִמִּצְרָיִם | bə-ṣē-ʾ-ṭî mim-miṣ-rā-yim} provides temporal-historical grounding. This sequence highlights the covenant command supported by the foundational event of the Exodus. |