| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs two parallel Qal imperfect jussive verbs yishlach {יִשְׁלַח | yiš-laḥ} ‘may He send’ and yisaadekha {יִסְעָדֶךָ | yis-ʿā-de-ḵā} ‘may He support you’, framing a balanced petition. The construct noun ezrekha {עֶזְרְךָ | ʿez-re-ḵā} personalizes the plea. Prepositional phrases miqodesh {מִקֹּדֶשׁ | miq-qō-deš} and umitzion {וּמִצִּיּוֹן | u-mit-tsiy-yōn} designate sacred loci, establishing a chiastic structure—help from sanctuary, support from Zion—that underscores divine presence in both temple cultic context and national identity. |