| 25. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the construct noun rehav-nefesh {רְחַב־נֶ֭פֶשׁ | reḥaḇ-népeš} ‘wide soul’, an idiom for greedy appetite that sets the character’s disposition. Its verb yigareh {יְגָרֶ֣ה | yə-ḡā-rēh} signals ongoing action, taking its subject from the preceding noun and leading to the direct object madon {מָדוֹן | mā-ḏōn} ‘strife’ in a prototypical subject–verb–object sequence. The conjunction vav {וּ | ū} then introduces a contrasting clause built around the participle uboteach {וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ | ū-ḇō-tēaḥ} ‘one who trusts’, with the preposition al {עַל־ | ʿal} ‘upon’ linking directly to Yahweh {יְהוָ֣ה | Yə-hō-wāh} to emphasize divine trust. The final clause employs the passive verb yedushan {יְדֻשָּֽׁן | yə-ḏûš-šān} ‘will be made fat’, using a metaphor of fatness for abundance. English renders the two clauses in parallel to maintain the Hebrew contrast and adapts the idiom to “enriched” or “prosper” to preserve metaphorical richness while focusing on covenantal trust. |