| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse unfolds as a narrative event chain with sequential vav-consecutive verbs. The initial vehu {וְהוּא | wə-hūʾ} ‘and he’ resumes the subject from vv. 20–21, followed by the Hifil perfect hikkah {הִכָּה | hiqqāh} ‘struck down.’ The relative clause asher {אֲשֶׁר | ăšer} ‘who’ links ish marʾeh {אִישׁ מַרְאֶה | ʾīš marʾēh} ‘man of appearance,’ a construct chain emphasizing the Egyptian’s stature. The construction uve-yad hamiṣri khanit {וּבְיַד הַמִּצְרִי חֲנִית | ū̆-ḇə-yad ham-mitsrī ḥănît} forms a prepositional phrase denoting possession. A series of vav-consecutive Qal imperfect verbs (vayyēred {וַיֵּרֶד}, vayyigzol {וַיִּגְזֹל}, vayyaharġēhu {וַיַּהַרְגֵהוּ}) propel the action from confrontation to victory, with each verb marked for third person masculine singular. The determinative et {אֶת | ʾet} marks direct objects, and the suffix in bakhanito {בַּחֲנִיתוֹ | ba-ḥănītô} signals the instrument ‘with his spear.’ The Hebrew sequence’s vivid immediacy is rendered through concise, active English clauses preserving its force and order. |