| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a sequence of wayyiqtol (vav consecutive) verbs vayyitzmach {וַיִּצְמַ֡ח | wayyits-maḥ} ‘and it sprouted,’ vayehi {וַיְהִי֩ | wayyehî} ‘and it became,’ and vata‘as {וַתַּעַשׂ | va-ta‘as} ‘and it produced’ to detail progressive development. The infinitive construct plus participle le-gefen sorakhat {לְגֶ֨פֶן סֹרַ֜חַת | lə-ge-fen sorakh-khat} conveys a resulting state “a vine spreading,” while the construct chain shiflat komah {שִׁפְלַ֣ת קוֹמָ֗ה | shif-lat kô-mâ} attributes “low stature.” The infinitive lifnot plus daliyotav elav {לִפְנ֤וֹת דָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו | lif-nôṯ da-li-yo-ṯāv ê-lav} introduces a purpose or result clause “to turn its branches toward him,” and the subsequent vav consecutive verbs frame the vine’s formation and fruitfulness. |