| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The imperative daber {דַּבֵּר֙ | dăbbēr} ‘speak’ initiates a divine command. The construct chain benei yisrael {בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-nē Yisrāʾēl} ‘sons of Israel’ expresses covenant identity. The conjunction veamarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ | wə-ʾāmar-tā} ‘and you shall say’ with the vav-consecutive links two clauses of direct speech. The conjunction ki {כִּ֣י | kī} ‘when’ governs the Qal imperfect tăbōʾū {תָבֹאוּ | tāḇōʾū} ‘you enter,’ forming a temporal-conditional clause. The construct phrase eretz moshvoteichem {אֶרֶץ מוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם | ʾereṣ mōšvō-ṯē-khem} ‘land of your dwellings’ denotes possession and enduring inheritance. The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer} ‘which’ introduces a subordinate clause, where the Qal participle noten {נֹתֵ֥ן | nōtēn} ‘(am) giving’ emphasizes continuous divine bestowal. English rendering preserves the imperative and temporal structure while highlighting divine agency and the promise of inheritance. |