| 20. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with bayyom hahû {בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא | bayyôm hahû} ‘On that day,’ marking a future eschatological moment. The imperfect yihyeh {יִֽהְיֶה֙ | yihyeh} ‘it will be’ introduces the prophetic declaration. The prepositional phrase ʿal-metsillôt ha-sûs {עַל־מְצִלּ֣וֹת הַסּ֔וּס | ʿal-metsillôt ha-sûs} situates the sacred formula on horse bells. The noun qôḏeš with la-Yəhōwāh {קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֑ה | qôḏeš la-Yəhōwāh} yields the cultic phrase “Holiness to the LORD.” The conjunction wə-hāyāh {וְהָיָ֤ה | wə-hāyāh} connects a parallel clause about domestic utensils, ha-sîrôt bə-bêṯ Yəhōwāh {הַסִּירוֹת֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה | ha-sîrôt bə-bêṯ Yəhōwāh}. The comparative ka-mizrāqîm lifnê ham-mizbē’aḥ {כַּמִּזְרָקִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ | ka-mizrāqîm lifnê ham-mizbē’aḥ} emphasizes equal sanctity before the altar. This parallelism expands divine holiness from ceremonial gear to everyday vessels. |