| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs Hebrew parallelism, opening with yeshallechu {יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ | yəšalləḥû} ‘they send forth’ in the Piel imperfect to express deliberate action, followed by the simile katson {כַ֭צֹּאן | kaṣṣōn} ‘as a flock’ to underscore the magnitude of departure. The paired nouns avileihem {עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם | ʿăwîlēhem} ‘their children’ and veyaldeihem {وְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם | wə-yal⁽d⁾êhem} ‘their little ones’ highlight generational vibrancy, while the concluding verb yerakkedun {יְרַקֵּדֽוּן | yərraqēdûn} ‘they dance’ (Piel imperfect) conveys exuberant motion. The formal translation preserves this parallel structure and imagery, whereas the dynamic version adapts wording for idiomatic English clarity. |