| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The clause begins with ki {כִּֽי | kî} ‘for/because’, linking it as a continuation of the preceding rebuke. The verb tashiv {תָשִׁ֣יב | tāšîḇ} portrays active redirection of inner disposition. The prepositional phrase el-El {אֶל־אֵ֣ל | ʾel-ʾēl} carries an adversative sense (against God) in context. The noun ruhekha {רוּחֶ֑ךָ | rûḥeḵā} ‘your spirit’ highlights the internal stance. The coordinating vav introduces vehotseta {וְהֹצֵ֖אתָ | wə-hôṣēʾṯā}, linking the internal turn to an external verbal expression. The phrase mipikha {מִפִּ֣יךָ | mip-pîḵā} ‘from your mouth’ marks the origin of millin {מִלִּֽין | millîn} ‘words’, creating a parallelism that intensifies the accusation by equating inner hostility with spoken defiance. |