| 39. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a succession of vav-consecutive verbs – va’akhalleim {וָאֲכַלֵּ֥ם | wā’ă-ḵallēm} “and I consumed them” + va’emchatsem {וָאֶמְחָצֵ֖ם | wā’ə-meḥā-ṣēm} “and I crushed them” – to portray sequential acts of complete destruction by the speaker. The conjunction velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} negates yekumun {יְקוּמוּן | yə-qū-mūn} “they rise,” emphasizing absolute defeat. The narrative culminates with vayippelu {וַיִּפְּלוּ | wayyippēlū} “and they fell” and the phrase tachat raglai {תַּחַת רַגְלָי | taḥāṯ raglāy} “under my feet,” underscoring total subjugation through striking martial imagery. |