| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the causal adverb lakhen {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} marking logical consequence. The imperative emor {אֱמֹר | ʾĕ-mōr} appoints Ezekiel as the divine messenger. The construct phrase beit Yiśrāʾēl {בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל | bêt yiś-rā-ʾêl} denotes Israel as a corporate entity. The messenger formula kōh ʾāmar {כֹּה אָמַר | kōh ʾā-mar}, with the compound divine title ʾAdōnāy Yəhōwāh {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh}, asserts supreme authority. The paired imperatives šûvū … wə-hā-šî-vū {שׁוּבוּ … וְהָשִׁיבוּ | šû-vū … wə-hā-šî-vū} use Qal and Hiphil to stress both inward repentance and outward renunciation. The prepositional phrases mê-ʿal gillûlê-kem … ū-mê-ʿal kāl tōʿă-bō-ṯê-kem {מֵעַל גִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם … וּמֵעַל כָּל־תּוֹעֲבֹתֵיכֶם | mê-ʿal gillû-lê-kem … ū-mê-ʿal kāl tō-ʿă-bō-ṯê-kem} delineate the scope of renunciation. The final Hiphil imperative hā-šî-vū pə-nê-kem {הָשִׁיבוּ פְנֵיכֶם | hā-šî-vū pə-nê-kem} metaphorically depicts turning one’s face away, underscoring decisive moral separation. |