| 14. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav-consecutive Nif‘al imperfect wayyishba‘û {וַיִּשָּֽׁבְעוּ | wayyišba‘û} ‘and they swore’, initiating a narrative sequence. The prepositional phrase la-Yahweh {לַיהוָה | la-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’ specifies the oath’s addressee. The manner clause be-qōl gādōl {בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל | bə-qōl gādōl} ‘with a great voice’ links the act to emphatic public declaration. A crescendo of parallel prepositional phrases—u-ve-terū‘āh {וּבִתְרוּעָה | u-və-terū‘āh} ‘and with shouting’, u-va-ḥaṣotserōt {וּבַחֲצֹצְרוֹת | u-va-ḥaṣotserōt} ‘and with trumpets’, u-ve-šōphārot {וּבְשׁוֹפָרוֹת | u-və-šōphārot} ‘and with shofars’—builds liturgical intensity, preserving the Hebrew sequence and emphasis. |