| 15. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs two parallel Hifil participles, matzdik {מַצְדִּ֣יק | matsdîq} ‘he who justifies’ and umaršî'a {וּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַ | umaršî‘a} ‘he who condemns’, establishing moral parallelism. The construct clause to’avat Yahweh {תּוֹעֲבַת יְ֝הוָ֗ה | tô‘aḇâṯ Yəhôwâ} functions as the main predicate, emphasizing divine judgment. The adverb gam {גַּם | gam} with the pronoun shenehem {שְׁנֵיהֶֽם | šənêhêm} ‘both of them’ marks inclusion of both subjects. Fronting the participles places human actions in the foreground, heightening the contrast with the LORD’s evaluative stance. |