| 12. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the Hiphil imperative havi’ah {הָבִ֣יאָה | hā·vî·ʾāh} ‘bring’, which governs the goal phrase la·mû·sār lĭb·bĕ·ḵā {לַמּוּסָר לִבֶּךָ | la·mû·sār li·bĕ·ḵā} ‘to discipline your heart’. This is paralleled by the coordinated element wə·’oz·nĕ·ḵā lə·’im·rê·-dā·ʿat {וְאָזְנֶךָ לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת | wə·’oz·nĕ·ḵā lə·’im·rê·dā·ʿat} ‘and your ears to the sayings of knowledge’, where the verb is implied and the hiphil imperative is understood. The construct chain ’im·rê·dā·ʿat links imrei {אִמְרֵי־ | imrei} ‘sayings’ in construct with dāʿat {דָֽעַת | dā·ʿaṯ} ‘knowledge’, forming a genitive relation. The coordinating vav establishes parallelism between the heart and ears, highlighting both inner disposition and auditory receptivity. The second clause’s implicit verb is made explicit in English to preserve the dual imperative structure. |