| 33. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the construct chain yirat Yahweh {יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה | yirʾāṯ Yəhōwāh} ‘fear of the LORD,’ followed by a parallel chain musar chokhmah {מוּסַר חָכְמָ֑ה | mūsār ḥāḵmāh} ‘instruction of wisdom.’ The vav-prefixed prepositional phrase ve-lifnei {וְלִפְנֵ֖י | wə-lifnê} ‘and before’ connects two principles embodied in the noun pair kavod anavah {כָב֣וֹד עֲנָוָֽה | kāvōḏ ʿănāwāh}, highlighting that true honor is contingent upon humility. English rendering uses “of” phrases for construct relationships and supplies the verb “comes” for readability without altering the source meaning. |