| 16. Linguistic Exegesis The clause begins with the Qal imperfect verb yafutzu {יָפ֣וּצוּ | yā-p̄ū-ṣū}, which here poses a rhetorical question rather than a predictive future. It is followed by the possessive noun ma’yanoteicha {מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָ | ma‘-yān-ō-ṯê-ḵā} “your springs,” evoking an intimate source. The adverb chutzah {חוּצָה | ḥû-ṣâ} “outside” together with the prepositional phrase berchovot {בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת | bə-ră-ḥō-vōṯ} “in the streets” contrasts private and public spheres. The construct noun palgei {פַּלְגֵי | pal-gê} “streams” linked with mayim {מָיִם | mā-yim} “water” completes the parallelism, reinforcing dispersal imagery. The formal translation retains the Hebrew structure, while the dynamic version reorders elements for conversational flow. |