| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the summons hineh {הִנֵּה | hi-nêh} ‘behold’, followed by the address kullekhem benei yisrael {כֻלְּכֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | kul-lə-khem bə-nê yis-rā-ʼêl} ‘all of you, sons of Israel’, which emphasizes communal identity. The verb havu {הָב֥וּ | hā-vū} ‘give’ takes the prepositional suffix lakhem {לָכֶ֛ם | lā-khem} ‘to you’, forming a directive for collective participation. The coordinated noun phrases davar {דָּבָ֥ר | dā-war} ‘word’ and ʼetsah {עֵצָה | ʼe-ṣāh} ‘counsel’ serve as objects of this imperative. The adverb halom {הֲלֹֽם | ḥă-lōm} ‘here’ specifies the location of the assembly’s deliberation. The Hebrew structure moves from summons to vocative to directive, preserving the urgency and communal focus in translation. |