| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces the reason behind the announcement. The phrase hinnakh harah {הִנָּךְ הָרָה | hinnākh harāh} ‘you will conceive’ functions as an existential perfect with second person feminine suffix, immediately followed by the vav consecutive in ve-yoldet {וְיֹלַדְתְּ | vĕyô-lăḏt} ‘and you will bear’ to affirm certainty. The prohibition clause u-morah lo-ya‘ăleh ʿal-rōšô {וּמוֹרָה לֹא־יַעֲלֶה עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ | û-môrâh lō-ya‘ă-léh ʿal-rōšô} links the shaving implement morah {מוֹרָה | mô-rāh} with the verb phrase prohibiting its application. The construction kî-nə-zîr ʾĕ-lō-hîm yiḥ-yēh han-nā‘ar min-hab-bāṯen {כִּי־נְזִיר אֱלֹהִים יִהְיֶה הַנַּעַר מִן־הַבָּטֶן | kî-nə-zîr ʾĕ-lō-hîm yiḥ-yēh han-nā‘ar min-hab-bāṯen} highlights divine consecration from the womb. Finally, the inchoative imperfect yā-ḥēl {יָחֵל | yā-ḥēl} ‘will begin’ in wĕ-hū yā-ḥēl lə-hō-šî-‘aʿ {וְה֗וּא יָחֵל לְהוֹשִׁיעַ | wĕ-hū yā-ḥēל lə-hō-šî-‘aʿ} indicates commencement of action with direct object yiś-rā‘-ēl {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yiś-rā‘-ēל} and agent miyyād pĕ-lîš-tîm {מִיַּד פְּלִשְׁתִּים | miyyād pĕ-lîשְׁ-tîm}. |