| 23. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav-consecutive Hiphil verb vayosha {וַיּוֹשַׁע | way-yo-shaʿ} ‘and He saved’, establishing divine deliverance by Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as the central action. The temporal expression bayom hahu {בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא | ba-yyôm ha-hûʾ} ‘on that day’ situates the event, while the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yis-rā-ʾēl} ‘Israel’ as the beneficiary. The second clause, linked by vehamilchamah {וְהַמִּלְחָמָה | wə-ha-mil-ḥā-māh} ‘and the battle’, employs the Qal perfect verb avrah {עָבְרָה | ʿā-vrə-hā} ‘crossed over’ with the construct chain beit aven {בֵּית אָוֶן | bêṯ ʾā-wên} ‘Beth Aven’ as a place-name. This coordination creates a cause–result sequence, emphasizing that divine salvation precipitated the battlefield’s relocation. The English translation preserves the Hebrew two-clause structure and construct phrase to maintain temporal and causal relationships with narrative immediacy. |