| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The noun-adjective sequence eved maskil {עֶֽבֶד־מַשְׂכִּיל | ʿeḇeḏ-maskîl} ‘discerning servant’ foregrounds the servant’s wisdom as the basis for authority. The fronted verb yimshol {יִמְשֹׁל | yimšôl} ‘he will rule’ establishes the projected exercise of power. The circumstantial phrase beben mevish {בְּבֵן מֵבִישׁ | bə-bên mêḇîš} ‘over a son who causes shame’ specifies the character of the one governed. The conjunction uvetokh {וּבְתוֹךְ | u-və-ṯōkh} ‘and among’ introduces achim {אַחִים | ʻāḥîm} ‘brothers’, expanding the reference group. The verb yachalok {יַחֲלֹק | yaḥălōq} ‘he will share’ parallels the initial verb, forming a chiastic structure that balances rulership and reward within the familial context. |