| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with verēgaʿ {וְרֶ֣גַע | wə-re-gaʿ} ‘and at an instant,’ setting a temporal marker of immediacy. The Piel imperfect adabber {אֲדַבֵּ֔ר | ʾă-dab-bēr} functions as a performative verb indicating divine speech. The paired prepositional phrases ʿal goy {עַל־גּ֖וֹי | ʿal gôy} ‘concerning a nation’ and veʿal mamlakhah {וְעַל־מַמְלָכָ֑ה | wə-ʿal mam-la-khah} ‘and concerning a kingdom’ form a parallel structure marking the objects of the declaration. The Qal infinitive constructs livnot {לִבְנֹ֖ת | li-ḇə-nōṯ} and velintoʿa {וְלִנְטֹֽעַ | wə-lin-to-a} introduce purpose, specifying divine intent to build and to plant as acts of restoration. |