| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the Hiphil imperative hasken {הַסְכֶּן־ | ha-səḵ-kên} ‘incline yourself’, reinforced by the particle nāʾ {נָ֣א | nāʾ} ‘please,’ forming an earnest appeal. The prepositional phrase ʿimmō {עִמּוֹ | ʿim·mō} ‘with Him’ specifies the addressee. Waw introduces the paired Qal imperative u-shelem {וּשְׁלֵם | wə·šəlēm} ‘and be complete,’ emphasizing relational wholeness. The adverbial bāhēm {בָּהֶם | bā·hēm} ‘through these actions’ indicates means, leading into a nominal result clause where the construct təvoʾatkha {תְּבוֹאָתְךָ | tə·vō·ʾāṯ·kha} ‘your produce’ is predicated as ṭōvāh {טוֹבָה | ṭō·vāh} ‘good,’ thus illustrating a cause-and-effect linkage between reconciliation and blessing. |