| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The verse uses the noun phrase kol-hon yaqar {כָּל־ה֣וֹן יָקָ֣ר | kâl-hôn yāqār} ‘all valuable wealth’ in a construct chain to emphasize total gain. The Niphal imperfect nimtsa {נִמְצָ֑א | nîmṣāʾ} ‘we shall find’ conveys anticipated result, while the Piel imperfect nemalle {נְמַלֵּ֖א | nəmallêʾ} ‘we will fill’ expresses determined intent. The possessive suffix in batteinu {בָתֵּ֣ינוּ | bāttêinû} ‘our houses’ connects the outcome to the beneficiaries, and the final noun shalal {שָׁלָֽל | šalāl} ‘plunder’ completes the accumulation sequence. The parallel imperfect verbs and cumulative structure create a rhetorical progression from expectation to fulfillment. |