| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with ayin {עַיִן | ʿa-yin} ‘eye’ placed first for emphasis on the observer. The verbal form shezafatu {שְׁזָפַתּוּ | šə-zā-p̄a-ṯû} ‘saw him’ conveys a completed action, while the imperfects tosif {תוֹסִיף | tô-sîp̄} ‘will add’ and teshurennu {תְּשׁוּרֶנּוּ | tə-šū-ren-nū} ‘will behold him’ with the paired negations velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} and velo-od {וְלֹא־עוֹד | wə-lōʾ-ʿôḏ} signal irreversible non-repetition. The inversion in the second clause, where teshurennu precedes mekomo {מְקוֹמוֹ | mə-qō-mô}, highlights the fate of his dwelling. The two lines form synonymous parallelism (eye vs. place; see vs. behold), reinforcing total removal from sight and locality. |