| 4. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb umetsa {וּמְצָא | ūməṣāʼ} ‘and you will find’, projecting the resultative outcome of earlier instructions. The coordinated direct objects hen {חֵן | ḥên} ‘favor’ and sechel-tov {שֵׂכֶל־טוֹב | seḵel ṭôv} ‘good understanding’ immediately follow. The prepositional phrase beeynei Elohim weadam {בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָם | bə-ʿê-nê ʼĕ-lō-hîm wə-ʾā-dām} ‘in the sight of God and others’ specifies the spheres of divine and social appraisal. The placement of this evaluative clause after the virtues underscores comprehensive commendation by both divine and human audiences |