| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with a fronted prepositional phrase, meryeach {מֵרֵ֣יַּח | mērêaḥ} ‘from scent’, which sets a sensory trigger for the ensuing action. Mayim {מַ֣יִם | māyim} ‘water’ completes the causal stimulus. The main verb yafriach {יַפְרִ֑חַ | yap̄rîaḥ} in the Hiphil stem portrays active emergence, emphasizing the tree’s renewed vitality. The coordinated veasah {וְעָשָׂ֖ה | wəʿāśâ}, though perfect in form, conveys a subsequent result as it will make a shoot (katsir {קָצִיר | qāṣîr} ‘shoot’). The simile kemo-nata {כְּמוֹ־נָֽטַע | kə-mô-nāṭaʿ} ‘like a plant’ contrasts anticipated decay with familiar greening, underscoring the theme of surprising restoration. |