| 26. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the imperative palles {פַּלֵּס | pal-lés} ‘make level’, commanding deliberate smoothing. The noun ma‘gal {מַעְגָּל | ma‘găl} ‘path’ is linked to raglecha {רַגְלֶךָ | ra-gle-kha} ‘your feet’ in a construct relationship. The coordinating conjunction ve-khol-derakhekha {וְכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ | və-khol də-rā-ḵê-kha} ‘and all your ways’ introduces the resultant clause. The Niphal imperfect yikkonu {יִכֹּנוּ | yik-kō-nû} ‘will be established’ expresses the assured outcome. This cause-and-effect parallelism aligns intentional preparation with guaranteed progress. |