| 22. Linguistic Exegesis The conditional particle vekhi {וְכִי | və-ḵî} ‘and when or if’ introduces the hypothetical scenario, specified by the imperfect verbs tishgu {תִשְׁגוּ | tišgû} ‘you err’ and taasu {תַעֲשׂוּ | ta‛ăśû} ‘you do,’ linked by velo {וְלֹא | və·lō} ‘and not.’ The direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾēt} signals the phrase kôl-hammîṣ·wōṯ-hā·ʼêlleh {כָּל־הַמִּצְוֺת הָאֵ֑לֶּה | kôl-hammîṣ·wōṯ-hā·ʼêlleh} ‘all these commandments,’ defined by the relative clause introduced by ʼăšer-dibbēr {אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר | ʼăšer-dibbēr} ‘that he commanded’ and the mediation phrase Yəhōwāh ʾel-Mōšê {יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶֽׁה | Yəhōwāh ʾel-Mōšê} ‘the LORD to Moses.’ This structure links divine instruction, Moses’ mediatory role, and communal obligation. |