| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ employing the vav-consecutive to link this address to prior events. The prohibitive particle al {אַל־ | ʾal} plus the Qal imperfect tiraʾu {תִּירָאוּ֒ | tīrāʾū} issues a negative command, immediately followed by the Hitpael imperative hityatsvu {הִֽתְיַצְב֗וּ | hityaṣṣəvū} and the Qal imperative ure’u {וּרְאוּ֙ | ū-rəʾū}, forming a triadic sequence that emphasizes confident action. The construct phrase yeshua‘t Yahweh {יְשׁוּעַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה | yəšûʿāt Yəhōwāh} ‘salvation of the LORD’ is defined by the relative clause asher + ya’aseh {אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה | ʾăšer yaʿăśeh} “which He will do” and temporally framed by hayyom {הַיּ֑וֹם | hayyôm}. The conjunction ki {כִּ֗י | kî} introduces a causal clause returning to another relative asher + re’item {אֲשֶׁר־רְאִיתֶם | ʾăšer rəʾîṯem} “which you have seen,” with mitsrayim {מִצְרַיִם֙ | Miṣrāyim} and anaphoric hayyom {הַיּ֔וֹם | hayyôm} reinforcing the temporal focus. The Hiphil imperfect tosifu {תֹסִ֛יפוּ | tôsîfū} “you will continue” with infinitive liroteam {לִרְאֹתָ֥ם | lîrʾōtām}, plus od {עוֹד֙ | ʿōḏ} “again” and ad-olam {עַד־עוֹלָֽם | ʿad-ʿôלām} “until eternity,” constructs an emphatic future negation. This structure—imperative triad, construct-relative temporal clause, and absolute negation—creates a rhythmic assurance of deliverance. |