| 16. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with de-vash {דְּבַשׁ | də-vaš} ‘honey’ as the object of matzata {מָצָאתָ | mā-ṣā-ṯā} ‘you have found’, forming a conditional protasis. The imperative ekhol {אֱכֹל | ʾe-kōl} ‘eat’ is regulated by daiyekha {דַּיֶּךָ | day-ye-ḵā} ‘your sufficiency’. The conjunction pen {פֶּן | pen} ‘lest’ introduces the negative apodosis, with tishbaenu {תִּשְׂבָּעֶנּוּ | ṯi-śbā-ʿe-nū} ‘you be filled’ followed by va-haqe‘to {וַהֲקֵאתוֹ | va-hă-qē-ʾā-tô} ‘and vomit it’, creating a typical exhortative structure that emphasizes measured behavior and its consequence. |