| 23. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with a correlative particle gam {גַּם | gam} followed by the demonstrative eleh {אֵלֶּה | ʾêl-leh}, introducing an additional proverb for the intended audience la-chachamim {לַחֲכָמִים | la-ḥă-kā-mîm}. The Hiphil infinitive construct ha-ker {הַכֵּר | ha-kēr} combined with panim {פָּנִים | pā-nîm} forms the idiom “showing partiality,” where the stem conveys causative bias. The locative be-mishpat {בְּמִשְׁפָּט | bə-miš-pāṭ} situates the action “in judgment,” marking a legal or ethical setting. The negative particle bal {בַּל | bal} precedes the adjective tov {טוֹב | ṭôv}, expressing a strong prohibition. In English the infinitive phrase is repositioned for clarity, and explanatory notes elucidate Hebrew idioms without altering the fundamental structure. |