| 22. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs vav-conjunction parallelism with two clauses. The prefixed vav on ursha’im {וּרְשָׁעִים | u-rə-šā-ʿîm} ‘wicked ones’ introduces a contrastive clause. The prepositional phrase me’erets {מֵאֶרֶץ | mê-ʼereṣ} ‘from the land’ functions as a source complement. The second clause mirrors the first with vav on bogdim {וּבֹגְדִים | u-vōg-dîm} ‘traitors.’ The Nifal imperfect yikkāreṯû {יִכָּרֵתוּ | yiqqārēṯû} ‘shall be cut off’ parallels the Piel imperfect yisseḥû {יִסְּחוּ | yisseḥû} ‘shall be uprooted,’ emphasizing irreversible removal. The pronominal suffix in mimmennāh {מִמֶּנָּה | mimmennāh} ‘from it’ refers back to erets {אֶרֶץ | ʼereṣ} ‘land,’ creating a chiastic frame. The Hebrew VSO order and parallel structure are rendered in English as SVO clauses to preserve clarity and reflect the poetic parallelism. |