| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with peles {פֶּ֤לֶס | pe-leṣ} ‘scale’ paralleled by moznei {מֹאזְנֵ֣י | mō-az-nē} ‘balances’, forming synonymous parallelism to underscore precision in measurement. Mishpat {מִשְׁפָּט | miš-pā-ṭ} in construct specifies the domain of justice. The phrase la-Yahweh {לַֽיהוָ֑ה | lā-Yə-hō-wāh} marks divine ownership of the standard. In the second clause, maasehu {מַעֲשֵׂ֗הוּ | ma-ʿă-sē-hû} ‘his work’ governs kol-avnei-kis {כָּל־אַבְנֵי־כִֽיס | kāl-ʾav-nê-kiś} ‘all stones of the bag’, referring to the standardized weights used in commerce. The chiastic structure and absence of a finite verb highlight Yahweh’s sovereign authority. The English renderings preserve Hebrew parallelism and construct relationships through balanced syntax and possessive constructions. |