| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the construct-state noun kaspo {כַּסְפּוֹ | kas-pō} ‘his money’ followed by the negative particle lo {לֹא־ | lōʾ} ‘not’ and the Qal perfect verb natan {נָתַן | nā-ṯan} ‘he gave’, governing the prepositional phrase beneshekh {בְּנֶשֶׁךְ | bə-ne-šekh} ‘in interest’. A parallel nominal clause follows with veshokhad {וְשֹׁחַד | wə-šō-ḥaḏ} ‘bribe’ introduced by the conjunction ve {וְ | wə} and the prepositional phrase al naqi {עַל־נָקִי | ʿal nā-qî} ‘against the innocent’, framed by the negative lo {לֹא | lōʾ} and the Qal perfect lakach {לָקַח | lā-qāḥ} ‘he took’. The participle oseh-eleh {עֹשֵׂה־אֵלֶּה | ʿō-śēh-ʾêl-leh} ‘doing these’ functions as the subject of the final clause, where the Nifal imperfect yimot {יִמּוֹט | yim-mōṭ} ‘he shall be moved’ and the prepositional adverb leolam {לְעוֹלָם | lə-ʿō-lām} ‘forever’ convey enduring stability. The chiastic structure underscores the moral contrast between corrupt economic actions and the unshakeable security of the righteous. |