| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The construct phrase ervat bat-bincha {עֶרְוַ֤ת בַּת־בִּנְךָ֙ | ʿer·wāṯ bat-bin·kha} ‘nakedness of your granddaughter’ and its parallel bat-bittecha {בַּת־בִּתֶּךָ֔ | bat-bit-te·kha} ‘daughter of your daughter’ establish two lines of descent. The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} combined with the Piel imperfect tegalleh {תְּגַלֶּה֙ | tə-gal·lēh} ‘you shall uncover’ forms an emphatic prohibition. In the clause ki ervatkha hēnna {כִּי עֶרְוָתְךָ֖ הֵֽנָּה֙ | kī ʿer·wat·kha hēn·nā} the copular pronoun hēn·nā ‘they are’ links the subject to its predicate, grounding the prohibition in kinship identity. The repetition of ervat {עֶרְוַת | ʿer·wāṯ} reinforces the legal seriousness of incest laws. |