| 8. Linguistic Exegesis This verse employs a parallel negative construction using lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ with both bannešekh {בַּנֶּשֶׁךְ | bannešeḵ} ‘interest’ and tarbîṯ {תַרְבִּית | tarbîṯ} ‘profit’, creating balanced prohibitions. The verbs yittēn (Qal imperfect) and yiqqāḥ (Qal imperfect) highlight giving and taking in economic transactions. The Hifil imperfect yāšîḇ in mē-ʿāwel yāšîḇ yādô {מֵעָוֶל יָשִׁיב יָדוֹ | mē-ʿāwel yāšîḇ yādô} ‘from injustice he turns back his hand’ underscores active restraint. The collocation mišpāṭ ʾemet {מִשְׁפַּט אֱמֶת | mišpāṭ ʾemet} ‘judgment truth’ emphasizes honest adjudication, and the prepositional phrase bēn ʾîš lə-ʾîš {בֵּין אִישׁ לְאִישׁ | bēn ʾîš lə-ʾîš} frames impartial justice among equals. |