| 8. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the Piel participle marbeh {מַרְבֶּ֣ה | marbeh} ‘increasing’, establishing continuous action as the clause’s subject. The construct noun hono {ה֭וֹנוֹ | hōnō} ‘wealth’ serves as the object being increased. The phrase beneshekh u-betarbit {בְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְ וּבְתַרְבִּ֑ית | bənešehḵ ūbərabbīt} employs two prepositional phrases joined by vav to specify means, representing usury and unjust gain. The infinitive le-khonen {לְחוֹנֵ֖ן | ləḥōnēn} functions as a purpose clause with dallim {דַּלִּ֣ים | dallīm} ‘poor’ as its object. Finally, the Qal imperfect yiqbetzennu {יִקְבְּצֶֽנּוּ | yiqbeṣeṇnū} shifts from Hebrew VSO to English SVO order as “he will gather it,” contrasting illicit accumulation with redistributive outcome. |