| 24. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with dabbēr {דַּבֵּ֛ר | dabbēr} ‘speak’, framing an imperative divine address, followed by the construct chain ʿel bənē Yiśrāʾēl {אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | ʿel bənē Yiśrāʾēl} ‘to the sons of Israel’. The speech formula leʾemor {לֵאמֹ֑ר | leʾemor} ‘saying’ introduces the temporal clause baḥōdeš haššəviʿī bəʼeḥād laḥōdeš {בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֗דֶשׁ | baḥōdeš haššəviʿī bəʼeḥād laḥōdeš} ‘in the seventh month, on the first of the month’, which uses an ordinal–cardinal sequence in a construct chain to underscore calendrical precision. The impersonal clause yihyēh lakhem {יִהְיֶ֤ה לָכֶם֙ | yihyēh lakhem} ‘there shall be for you’ introduces the ritual elements šabbāṭōn {שַׁבָּת֔וֹן | šabbāṭōn} ‘sabbath observance’, ziḵrōn tərûʿā {זִכְר֥וֹן תְּרוּעָ֖ה | ziḵrōn tərûʿā} ‘memorial of trumpet blast’, and miqrāʾ-qōdeš {מִקְרָא־קֹֽדֶשׁ | miqrāʾ-qōdeš} ‘holy convocation’. This triadic parallelism links rest, remembrance, and communal gathering, reflecting Hebrew asyndeton and reinforcing the theological significance of set-apart time. |