| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The opening verb amar {אָמַר | ʾā-mar} acts as a speech-introduction, assigning the forthcoming utterance to oyev {אוֹיֵב | ō-yēv}. A paratactic sequence of imperfect verbs—erdof {אֶרְדֹּף | ʾer-dōf} ‘I pursue’, asig {אַשִּׂיג | ʾa-ssîg} ‘I overtake’, achallek {אֲחַלֵּק | ă-chal-lêq} ‘I divide’—builds escalating threat. The noun shalal {שָׁלָל | šā-lāl} serves as the direct object of achallek. The verb timlaʾemo {תִּמְלָאֵמוֹ | tim-lā-ʾê-mō} with nafshi {נַפְשִׁי | nap̄-šî} crafts a result clause of satiation. Finally, the Hiphil stems arik {אָרִיק | ʾā-rîq} ‘I draw out’ and torishemo {תּוֹרִישֵׁמוֹ | tôrî-šê-mō} ‘I dispossess’ delineate weapon deployment and total expulsion by yadi {יָדִי | yā-dî} as instrument. The English maintains parallel verb structure to mirror the Hebrew rhetorical rhythm. |