| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The opening instruction veamarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ | wə-ʾāmar-tā} ‘and you shall say’ employs the perfect as a prophetic commission. The formula koh-amar {כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר | kō-ʾāmar} ‘thus says’ introduces direct divine discourse. The compound title Adonai Yahweh {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה֙ | ʾăḏōnāy Yahweh} fuses the divine title and covenant name to assert both sovereignty and relational bond. The phrase li-rushalayim {לִירוּשָׁלִַם֙ | li-ru-šā-layim} specifies the addressee. The paired constructs mechorotayikh {מְכֹרֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ | mə-ḵō-rō-ṯay-ikh} and u-moldotayikh {וּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְ | ū-mōl-də-ṯay-ikh} function as merismus to emphasize lineage. The genitive me-erets haknaani {מֵאֶ֖רֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י | me-ʾe-reṣ hak-ḵə-na-ʿa-nî} locates origin geographically and ethnically. The constructs avikh haemori {אָבִ֥יךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֖י | ʾā-viḵ hā-ʾĕ-mo-rî} and veimmekh chittit {וְאִמֵּ֥ךְ חִתִּית׃ | və-ʾim-mē-ḵ ḥit-tît} use familial metaphor for mixed heritage. English preserves parallelism for emphasis. |