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{{ExegeticalNote
|Layer=Phrasal
|VerseRange=v. 28
|Diagram=v-28-None
|Text=* The ''lamed'' preposition in the phrase לְמַלְכֵי־אָרֶץ indicates a general relationship between the word "highest" (עֶלְיוֹן) and the phrase "kings of earth" (מַלְכֵי־אָרֶץ), i.e., "the highest ''in relation to'' the kings of the earth" or "the highest ''of'' the kings of the earth" (ESV). This use of ''lamed'' is roughly equivalent to a construct-chain relationship (cf. Jenni 2000, 65-66).
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