| 12. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the interrogative mi {מִי־ | mî} ‘who’, introducing a rhetorical question about human accountability. The Hifil imperfect yavin {יָבִין | yā-ḇîn} expresses an ongoing effort to perceive. The feminine plural noun shegiot {שְׁגִיאוֹת | šegîʾôt} serves as the direct object of the question. The prepositional construct ministarot {מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת | min-nis-tā-rōt} qualifies the nature of what is concealed. The Piel imperative nakeni {נַקֵּנִי | naqqēnî} shifts to a plea, marking a structural pivot from inquiry to supplication and underscoring reliance on divine initiative. |