| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the temporal marker u-lemi-yamim {וּלְמִיָּמִ֗ים | û-lə-mi-yā-mîm} “and from the days,” which frames the historical context. The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ǎ-šer} introduces tsiviti shoftim {צִוִּיתִי שֹׁפְטִים | ṣî-wî-ṯî šō-p̄ə-ṭîm} “I commanded judges,” specifying divine appointment. The prepositional sequence al-ammi yisrael {עַל־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʿal-am-mî yiś-rā-ʾēl} marks authority over the nation. The hiphil perfect vehikhna'ti {וְהִכְנַעְתִּי | wə-ḥik-nā-ʿăṯî} reports subjugation of the enemies denoted by et-kol-oyevkha {אֵת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶיךָ | ʾet-kol-ʾō-yə-ḇê-ḵā}. The waw-consecutive va-aggid {וָאַגִּד | wā-ʾaggîḏ} shifts to divine declaration, and the imperfect yivne-lekha {יִבְנֶה־לְּךָ | yiv-neh-lə-ḵā} conveys a future promise. The sequence of vav-conjunctions underscores ongoing divine action, linking past deliverance to a forthcoming covenant construction. |