| 4. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the demonstrative eleh {אֵ֚לֶּה | ʾêl-leh} ‘these’, introducing the construct phrase mo‘adei Yahweh {מוֹעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה | mō-‘ă-ḏê Yə-hō-wāh} ‘appointed times of the LORD’, which foregrounds divine ownership. A parallel construct mikra‘ei kodesh {מִקְרָאֵ֖י קֹדֶשׁ | miqrā’ê qōdeš} ‘holy convocations’ further defines these festivals. The maqqef-linked relative clause ’asher-tiqre’u {אֲשֶׁר־תִּקְרְא֥וּ | ’ăšer-tiqrə’û} ‘which you shall proclaim’ uses a Qal imperfect to express a durative command. The suffix pronoun otam {אֹתָם | ’ôtām} ‘them’ marks the direct object, and the prepositional phrase be-mo‘adam {בְּמוֹעֲדָֽם | bə-mō‘ădām} ‘in their appointed times’ specifies timing. Hebrew’s front‐loaded constructs highlight divine authority before the human imperative. In English, the relative clause is rendered after a comma and the timing phrase follows the verb for clarity and flow. |