| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The verse presents two parallel clauses pairing male and female livestock in a chiastic structure. Each opens with the possessive noun shoro {שׁוֹר֣וֹ | šôrô} “his bull” or parato {פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ | pāraṯô} “his cow,” followed by a Piel verb (ibbar {עִ֭בַּר | ʿibbār} “impregnates”; tefallet {תְּפַלֵּ֥ט | təpal-leṭ} “calves”). The conjunction ve-lo {וְלֹ֣א | wə-lōʾ} introduces a Hiphil imperfect to express impossible failure (yageil {יַגְעִ֑ל | yaġʕîl} “causes to miscarry”; teshakel {תְשַׁכֵּֽל | təšakkēl} “miscarry”). This mirrored stem interplay underscores uninterrupted fertility, a hallmark of wisdom poetry. |