| 20. Linguistic Exegesis The poetic construct begins with two parallel nominative constructs melitsai {מְלִיצַ֥י | məlîṣay} ‘my intercessors’ and reiay {רֵעָ֑י | rēʿay} ‘my friends’, forming an ironic apposition. The fronted prepositional phrase el-eloah {אֶל־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ | ʾel-ʾĕlôah} ‘to God’ emphasizes the destination of Job’s tears. The verb dalfah {דָּלְפָ֥ה | dālǝp̄â} ‘she dripped’ exhibits feminine agreement with eini {עֵינִֽי | ʿênî} ‘my eye’, personifying the eye as the source of continuous weeping. The concise structure, lacking a conjunction, creates a stark contrast between his friends’ derision and the intimacy of his unceasing lament directed toward the divine. |