| 30. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with zera {זֶ֤רַע | ze-raʿ} ‘seed/offspring,’ a noun serving as the subject. The Qal imperfect yaʿavdennu {יַעַבְדֶּנּוּ | ya-ʿav-den-nu} ‘will serve Him’ introduces future worship with a pronominal suffix. The Pual imperfect yussaper {יֻסַּפֶּר | yu-ssa-per} ‘will be recounted’ shifts focus to passive proclamation. The dative laadonai {לַאדֹנָי | la-ʾa-do-nai} ‘to the Lord’ denotes the divine beneficiary, while lador {לַדּוֹר | la-dor} ‘for a generation’ marks the temporal audience. The pairing of the imperfect verbs and the double dative emphasizes the certainty of future service and the enduring testimony to Adonai. |