| 19. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the Hiphil imperfect yeqaḏmûnî {יְקַדְּמֻנִי | yĕ-qaḏ-mû-nî} ‘they confronted me’, conveying aggressive action. The temporal expression bəyom ʾêyîdî {בְּי֣וֹם אֵידִ֑י | bə-yôm ʾê-yî-dî} links the crisis to its timing through preposition plus construct-state noun. The prefixed vav consecutive wa-yəhî {וַיְהִ֧י | wa-yə-hî} introduces the result clause. In the verbless clause Yahweh {יְהוָ֛ה | Yə-hō-wāh} miš-ʿān lî {מִשְׁעָ֖ן לִֽי | miš-ʿān lî} ‘the LORD was a support to me’, placing the divine name first heightens the focus on divine assistance, and the suffix in miš-ʿān underscores personal reliance. |