| 16. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with a nominal construct pairing torah {תּוֹרָה | tô-rāh} ‘law’ and mishpat {מִשְׁפָּט | miš-pāṭ} ‘judgment’ in synonymous parallelism to underscore unified legal obligation. The Qal imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yiḥ-yēh} ‘it shall be’ functions as a copulative verb linking the subject to the beneficiary phrases lakhem {לָכֶם | lā-ḵem} ‘for you’ and ve-la-ger ha-gar ittekhem {וְלַגֵּר הַגָּר אִתְּכֶם | wə-la-ḡēr ha-ḡār it-te-ḵem} ‘and for the sojourner who sojourns with you,’ a parallel structure indicating inclusive application. The relative participle ha-gar {הַגָּר | ha-ḡār} qualifies ger {גֵּר | gēr}, specifying the ongoing status of the sojourner. The repetition of the numeral echad {אֶחָד | ʾe-ḥāḏ} ‘one’ reinforces singularity and equality, and the coordinated vav constructions ensure balanced distribution of the law to both groups. |