| 36. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew conditional exclusivity marker ki im {כִּ֣י אִֽם־ | kî ʾim} frames an exclusive worship clause. The definite-object marker et emphasizes Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as the sole recipient of devotion. The relative clause asher heʾelah etkhem meʾeretz Mitsrayim {אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָה אֶתְכֶ֜ם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם | ʾă-šer he-ʿă-lāh ʾet-khem me-ʾe-reṣ mits-rā-yim} links worship duty to historical deliverance. The coordinated instrument phrases be-koakh gadol u-vizroʾa netuyah {בְּכֹחַ גָּדוֹל וּבִזְר֥וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֖ה | bə-kō-aḥ gā-dōl u-vi-zrō-ʾa ne-ṭû-yāh} present means and manner of redemption, heightening the climactic summons to fear, bowing, and sacrifice. The semicolon in English mirrors the Hebrew menyana (פיסוק) that separates the descriptive clause from the imperative sequence. |