| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the idiomatic expression mi yitten {מִי יִתֵּן | mî yit-tēn} “who will give,” conveying intense longing rather than literal inquiry. The prepositional phrase mitsiyon {מִצִּיּוֹן | miṣṣî-yôn} situates Zion as the source of anticipated deliverance. The construct ye-shuat yisrael {יְשׁוּעַת יִשְׂרָאֵל | ye-šûʿat yiś-rāʾēl} “salvation of Israel” functions as the object of desire. The temporal infinitive beshuv {בְּשׁוּב | bə-šûḇ} with the noun shevut ammo {שְׁבוּת עַמּוֹ | šə-ḇûṯ ʿam-mô} “restoration of his people” frames the timing for divine action. The parallel cola yagel yaakov {יָגֵל יַעֲקֹב | yā-gēl ya-ʿă-qōḇ} and yismah yisrael {יִשְׂמַח יִשְׂרָאֵל | yis-maḥ yiś-rāʾēl} equate Jacob and Israel as the covenant community whose unified joy results from divine reversal. |