| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav-consecutive ve-hayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yā(h)} introducing a stipulative clause. The beneficiary phrase le-kha {לְךָ | lə-ḵā} “for you” precedes parallel purpose markers le-ot {לְאוֹת | lə-ʾôṯ} “for a sign” and u-lezikaron {וּלְזִכָּרוֹן | wə-lə-zik-qā-rōn} “and for a memorial,” each joined with locatives al-yadkha {עַל־יָדְךָ | ʿal-yā-ḏə-ḵā} “upon your hand” and ben einekha {בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ | bēn ʿê-nê-ḵā} “between your eyes.” The purpose clause le-maan tihyeh torat Yahweh be-fikha {לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת יְהוָה בְּפִיךָ | lə-ma-ʿan ṯi-hyēh tō-rat yə-hō-wāh bə-phi-khā} places the law in the mouth. The conjunction ki introduces the causal clause with be-yad chazaqah {בְּיָד חֲזָקָה | bə-yā-ḏ ḥa-za-qā(h)} “with a strong hand,” leading to the Hiphil perfect hotsiakhah Yahweh {הוֹצִיאַךָ יְהֹוָה | hô-ṣī-ʾā-ḵā yə-hō-wāh} “he brought you out, the LORD.” The parallelism of sign–purpose and reason clauses underscores the connection between divine instruction and liberation. |