| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with b’khol makom {בְּכָל־מָקוֹם | bə-ḵōl mā-qōm} ‘in every place,’ a prepositional construct indicating universal scope. The construct phrase einei Yahweh {עֵינֵי יְהוָה | ʿē-nê yə-hō-wāh} ‘eyes of the LORD’ assigns agency to the divine. The feminine plural participle tsofot {צֹפֹות | ṣō-pōṯ} ‘watching’ governs the moral objects ra’im {רָעִים | rā-ʿîm} ‘evil ones’ and tovim {טוֹבִים | ṭō-vîm} ‘good ones,’ establishing a continuous, vigilant divine oversight. The coordination of ra’im and tovim underscores moral dualism under universal watch. |