| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with veharasha {וְהָרָשָׁע | wə-hā-rā-šāʿ} placing “the wicked” in focus, followed by ki {כִּי | kî} introducing a conditional clause. Yashuv {יָשׁוּב | yā-šûḇ} in the Qal imperfect indicates a potential turning back. The construct mikkol + chatotav {מִכָּל־חַטֹּאתָיו | mi-kol ḥa-ṭṭō-ṭāw} emphasizes departure from the totality of his sins. The relative clause asher asah {אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה | ʾă-šer ʿā-śāh} specifies the committed sins. Veshamar et kol chukotai {וְשָׁמַר אֶת־כָּל־חֻקּוֹתַ֔י | wə-šā-mar ʾet kol ḥuqqō-ṯay} frames obedience to divine statutes as a mark of genuine repentance. Veasah mishpat utsedaqah {וְעָשָׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה | wə-ʿā-śāh miš-pāṭ û-ṣə-dā-qāh} pairs justice with righteousness to convey covenant faithfulness. The infinitive absolute chayo {חָיֹה | ḥā-yō} coupled with the imperfect yichyeh {יִחְיֶה | yi-ḥyeh} underscores certainty of life, while lo yamut {לֹא יָמוּת | lōʾ yā-mûṯ} affirms the negation of death. English order shifts to subject-verb-object for readability while retaining the Hebrew conditional framework and emphatic elements. |