| 26. Linguistic Exegesis The verse unfolds in three sequential segments: the promise of sustenance (yokhlu {יֹאכְלוּ | yō-ḵə-lū} ‘they will eat’ and va-yisba’u {וַיִּשְׂבָּעוּ | wa-yis-bā-ʿū} ‘and they will be satisfied’), the call to worship (yehalleluhu {יְהַלְלוּהוּ | yə-hal-lə-lū-hū} ‘they will praise Him’ with the suffix marking the divine object), and the benediction introduced by the jussive yekhi {יְחִי | yə-ḥî} ‘may it live’ governing levavkhem {לְבַבְכֶם | lə-vaḇ-kem} ‘your heart’ with the temporal adjunct la-ad {לָעַד | lā-ʿaḏ} ‘forever’. The vav-consecutive prefixed to the second imperfect intensifies the result clause, while the construct dorshav {דֹּרְשָׁיו | dōr-shāw} ‘those who seek Him’ functions appositionally to define the worshipers. The progression from physical provision to spiritual praise and enduring vitality exemplifies Hebrew parallelism and holistic blessing. The English rendering preserves clause sequence and modality by using future and modal constructions for promise and a hortatory form for the prayer. |