| 17. Linguistic Exegesis The verse consists of two coordinated clauses introduced by vav-consecutive markers. The first clause uses vayitse {וַיֵּצֵ֥א | va-yi-ṣēʾ} ‘and it went out’ to continue the narrative and introduce shem David {שֵׁם דָּוִיד | śēm dā-wîḏ} ‘the name of David.’ The phrase bekhol ha-aratsot {בְּכָל־הָֽאֲרָצוֹת | bə-ḵōl hā-ʾă-rā-ṣōṯ} ‘in all the lands’ specifies the geographic scope. The second clause begins with vayyehovah {וַֽיְהוָה | va-yə-hō-wāh} ‘and Yahweh,’ placing divine agency at the forefront, followed by natan {נָתַן | nā-ṭān} ‘gave.’ This verb takes the accusative marker et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} with pachdo {פַּחְדּוֹ | paḥ-ḏō} ‘his dread’ and the prepositional phrase ʿal kol hagoyim {עַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם | ʿal kol ha-gō-yîm} ‘upon all the nations,’ indicating the recipients of divine fear. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew coordination and reflects the causative nuance of natan with “put.” |