| 36. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a series of construct chains—moznei {מֹ֧אזְנֵי | mōʾaznē} ‘scales of’, avnei {אַבְנֵי | ʾavnē} ‘stones of’, eifat {אֵ֥יפַת | ʾēpˁaṯ} ‘ephah of’, and ve-hin {וְהִ֥ין | wə-ḥîn} ‘and hin of’—all modifying tsedeq {צֶ֖דֶק | ṣedeq} ‘justice’ to emphasize integrity in measurement. The imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶ֣ה | yihyēh} forms a durative obligation with lakhem {לָכֶ֑ם | lāḵem} ‘for you’. The declaration “I am the LORD your God” combines ani {אֲנִי֙ | ʾănî} with the compound divine name Yahweh Eloheikhem {יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם | Yəhôwāh ʾĕlōhêḵem} asserting covenant authority, and the relative clause asher-hotseiti {אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי | ʾăšer-hōṣēʾêtî} ‘who I brought out’ recalls the Exodus foundation. The parallel structure underlines legal duty grounded in divine deliverance. |