| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The conjunction ki {כִּ֤י | kî} ‘for/because’ introduces a causal clause linked to the prior instruction. The construct phrase livyat-chen {לִוְיַ֤ת־חֵ֓ן | lîwyāṯ-ḥên} ‘wreath of grace’ functions as the subject with hem {הֵ֬ם | hem} ‘they’ pointing to wisdom’s teachings. A merism arises in the paired prepositional phrases le-roshekha {לְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ | lə-rōʾšê-kā} ‘for your head’ and wa-anaqim {וַ֝עֲנָקִ֗ים | wa-ʿănāqîm} ‘and chains,’ joined with le-gargə-rōṯê-kha {לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ | lə-gargə-rōṯê-kā} ‘for your neck,’ to depict complete honor expressed through visible adornment. |