| 26. Linguistic Exegesis The causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the statement of consequence. The prepositional phrase ve-ad-isha {בְעַד־אִשָּׁה | bə-ʿaḏ-ʼîš-šâ} marks the instrumentality of the harlot. The idiom ad-kikkar lachem {עַד־כִּכַּר לָחֶם | ʻaḏ-kik-kār lā-ḥem} conveys the idea of being reduced to a mere loaf of bread. In the second clause, the coordination ve-eshet ish {וְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ | wə-ʼê-šeṯ ʼîš} parallels the structure, and nefesh yekarah {נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה | nə-p̄e-š yə-qā-râh} highlights the valuable life that taṣûḏ {תָצֽוּד | ṭa-ṣûḏ} ‘she hunts’, creating a rhetorical juxtaposition between deprivation and predation. |