| 40. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vav-consecutive Piel form vattazrēnî {וַתַּזְרֵ֥נִי | vattazrēnî} ‘and you girded me’, establishing sequential action. The noun hayil {חַ֖יִל | ḥayîl} serves as an object complement. The prepositional phrase lammilchamah {לַמִּלְחָמָה | lammilḥāmā} indicates purpose ‘for battle’. The Hiphil verb takrîaʿ {תַּכְרִ֥יעַ | takrîaʿ} ‘you caused to bow’ takes qāmay {קָמַ֖י | qāmay} ‘my adversaries’ as its object. The final prepositional phrase taḥtēnî {תַּחְתֵּֽנִי | taḥtēnî} ‘under me’ expresses the result of subjugation. This structure—empowerment, purpose, causation, result—emphasizes divine initiative and total victory. |