| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the infinitive construct kizkor {כִּזְכֹּר | kiz-kōr} ‘as remembering’, functioning as a temporal or causal marker. The following possessive phrase benehem {בְּנֵיהֶם | bə-nê-hem} ‘their children’ serves as the subject, emphasizing generational transmission. The coordinated objects mizbechotam {מִזְבְּחוֹתָם | miz-bə-ḥō-tām} ‘their altars’ and va-asheirehem {וַאֲשֵׁרֵיהֶם | wa-ʾă-šê-rê-hem} ‘their Asherim’ highlight inherited Canaanite cultic practices. The construct chain al-etz raanan {עַל־עֵץ רַעֲנָן | ʿal-ʿēṣ ra-ʿă-nān} ‘on a green tree’ specifies location within sacred groves. The repetition of al {עַל | ʿal} before gevaot haggevohot {גְּבָעֹת הַגְּבֹהוֹת | gə-ḇā-ʿōṯ ha-gə-ḇō-hōṯ} ‘on the high hills’ reinforces the theme of elevation. The English renders the parallel prepositional structure while clarifying word order for readability. |