| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the temporal noun regaʿ {רֶ֣גַע | regaʿ} establishing sudden divine action, followed by the Piel imperfect cohortative adabber {אֲדַבֵּ֔ר | ʾă-dab-bēr}, which functions as a divine decree. The paired prepositional phrases ʿal gōy {עַל־גּוֹי | ʿal gōy} and wə-ʿal mamlāḵâ {וְעַל־מַמְלָכָה | wə-ʿal mam-lā-kāh} form a parallel structure that emphasizes the scope of judgment across both people and political entity. The series of infinitives lin-tôš {לִנְת֥וֹשׁ | lin-tôš}, wə-lin-ṭōṣ {וְלִנְת֖וֹץ | wə-lin-ṭōṣ}, and u-lə-ha-ʾă-bîḏ {וּלְהַאֲבִֽיד | u-lə-ha-ʾă-bîḏ} conveys intensification through successive actions—uprooting, pulling down, destroying—underscoring total judgment. This structure is preserved in both reconstructions by maintaining the parallel infinitives and conditional framework. |