| 18. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the imperative yasser {יַסֵּ֣ר | yassēr} ‘discipline’, establishing an urgent tone for parental correction. The direct object binkha {בִּ֭נְךָ | bin’kha} ‘your son’ underlines familial duty. The causal conjunction ki yesh {כִּי־יֵשׁ | kî yēš} ‘for there is’ links to the noun tikvah {תִּקְוָ֑ה | tiqvāh} ‘hope’, forming a conditional temporal clause. The phrase ve’el hamito {וְאֶל־הֲמִיתוֹ | wə-ʼel hammîṯô} ‘and to putting him to death’ serves as a warning against despair leading to neglect or fatal action. Finally, the negative command al tissa nafshekha {אַל־תִּשָּׂא נַפְשֶׁךָ | ʼal tissāʾ nap̄šēḵā} ‘do not lift up your soul’ employs an idiomatic expression meaning ‘do not desire’, completing the parallel structure of positive and negative imperatives. |