| 12. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with natita {נָטִ֙יתָ֙ | nāṭîṯā} ‘you stretched out’, a Qal perfect verb foregrounding completed divine action. The following yemin’kha {יְמִ֣ינְךָ֔ | yᵊmînḵā} ‘your right hand’ in construct relationship identifies the locus of power. The second clause’s verb tivlaʿēmō {תִּבְלָעֵ֖מוֹ | ṭiblaʿēmō} ‘it swallowed them’ appears without a conjunction, creating an abrupt sequence that accentuates the earth’s unexpected agency, while arets {אָרֶץ | ʾāreṣ} ‘earth’ as subject intensifies the triumphal tone. |