| 46. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the temporal phrase ha-yom ha-zēh {הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֡ה | ha-yyôm ha-zēh} ‘this day,’ marking immediacy and emphasis on the moment of confrontation. The Hiphil imperfect yə-sag-ger-kha {יְסַגֶּרְךָ֩ | yə-sag-ger-kha} ‘will deliver you’ expresses divine agency with Yahweh {יְהוָ֨ה | Yə-hō-wāh} as subject. The prepositional phrase bə-ya-dî {בְּיָדִ֜י | bə-ya-dî} ‘into my hand’ indicates transfer of authority. A vav-consecutive chain of verbs wə-hi-kkī-tik-kha {וְהִכִּיתִ֗ךָ | wə-hi-kkī-tik-kha} ‘and I will strike you,’ wa-ha-si-rô-ti {וַהֲסִרֹתִ֤י | wa-ha-si-rô-ti} ‘and I will remove,’ and wə-na-ṭat-tî {וְנָ֨תַתִּי | wə-na-ṭat-tî} ‘and I will give’ creates narrative momentum. The construct pe-ger ma-ḥa-nê pə-lish-tîm {פֶּגֶר מַחֲנֵ֤ה פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ | pe-ger ma-ḥa-nê pə-lish-tîm} ‘carcass of the camp of the Philistines’ underscores collective defeat. The recipients le-ʿôf ha-šā-ma-yim {לְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | le-ʿôf ha-šā-ma-yim} ‘to the birds of the heavens’ and u-le-ḥai-yyat ha-ʾā-reṣ {וּלְחַיַּ֣ת הָאָרֶץ | u-le-ḥai-yyat ha-ʾā-reṣ} ‘and to the beasts of the earth’ are marked by dative prepositions. The result clause wə-ye-da-ʿû kol-ha-ʾā-reṣ {וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־הָאָרֶץ | wə-ye-da-ʿû kol-ha-ʾā-reṣ} ‘and all the earth will know’ leads into the existential clause kî yēš ʾə-lō-hîm le-yis-ra-ʾêl {כִּ֛י יֵשׁ אֱלֹהִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל | kî yēš ʾə-lō-hîm le-yis-ra-ʾêl} ‘that there is God in Israel,’ presenting a universal theological climax. The English rendering preserves Hebrew immediacy and sequential action while maintaining clarity and impact. |