| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} negating two parallel verbs, creating a single prohibitory clause. The repeated phrase your vineyard frames the property context for the actions glean and gather. The object fallen fruit appears without a definite article, emphasizing residual produce. Beneficiaries are introduced by prepositional phrases for the poor and the foreigner, highlighting a social justice imperative. The closing formula I am the LORD your God serves as a covenantal marker, linking the command to divine authority. |