| 33. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with bacheiq {בַּחֵיק | ba-ḥêq} ‘in the lap’, marking the spatial setting. The Hofal imperfect verb yūṭal {יוּטַל | yū-ṭal} ‘it is cast’ conveys passive action. The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} precedes ha-gôrāl {הַגּוֹרָל | ha-gôrāl} ‘the lot’, identifying what is cast. The conjunction ū- and preposition min in ū-mĕ-yəhô-wāh {וּמֵיְהוָה | ū-mê-yĕ-hô-wāh} ‘and from the LORD’ shifts focus from human practice to divine origin. The noun kol mišpāṭō {כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטוֹ | kol miš-pā-ṭō} ‘all its judgment’ attributes the definitive decision to God. The contrastive particle yet highlights the tension between human chance and divine sovereignty. |