| 45. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with lo {לֹא | lō} negating the Qal perfect nāphal {נָפַל | nāphal}, establishing an emphatic negative construction. Dāvar {דָּבָר | dāvar} ‘word’ is the head noun in the idiom. The prepositional phrase mikol ha-dāvar ha-tōv {מִכֹּל הַדָּבָר הַטּוֹב | mikōl ha-dāvar ha-tōv} underscores the entirety of divine assurances. A relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ’ašer} with the Piel perfect dibber {דִּבֶּר | dibber} attributes speaking to Yahweh {יְהוָה | yəhōwāh}. The phrase el beit yiśrā’ēl {אֶל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל | ’el bēt yiśrā’ēl} marks recipients, and the concluding ha-kōl bā’ {הַכֹּל בָּא | ha-kōl bā’} affirms that every promise was realized. Hebrew parallelism is rendered in English as two contrasting clauses to preserve the emphatic assertion of total fulfillment. |