Job 14:15 — ExegesisTAB

The verse begins with the Qal imperfect tiqra {תִּ֭קְרָא | ṭiqrāʾ} ‘you call,’ establishing a conditional protasis. It is followed by the coordinated clause we-anokhi ʾeʿenekha {וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָ | wəʾānōkî ʾeʿənəkḵā} ‘and I answer you,’ linking divine person and response. The prepositional phrase le-maʿaseh yadeikha {לְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ | ləmaʿăśêh yāḏeîḵā} ‘for the work of your hands’ serves as the object of the final imperfect tiksoph {תִכְסֹף׃ | tiksōp} ‘you will long.’ The parallel structure of call/answer and longing/handiwork creates chiasmic emphasis on Divine–human reciprocity. The preposition lamed introduces both purpose and object, while the absence of a conjunction before the final imperfect heightens immediacy.