| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with attah {עַתָּה | ʿat-tāh} ‘now’, an adverb marking a climactic realization. The perfect verb yadati {יָדַעְתִּי | yā-ḏaʿ-tî} conveys a present certainty based on completed reflection. The first ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the content clause gadol Yahweh mikol haelohim {גָדוֹל יְהוָה מִכָּל־הָאֱלֹהִים | gā-ḏôl Yə-hō-wāh mi-kol hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm}, where the adjective gadol precedes the divine name to emphasize greatness; the comparative min in mikol marks a comparison with all gods. The second ki leads into the causal clause introduced by the prepositional phrase baddavar {בַדָּבָר | bad-dā-ḇār} ‘in the very matter’, with the relative particle asher linking to zadu {זָדוּ | zā-ḏû} ‘they acted arrogantly’ and its object aleihem {עֲלֵיהֶם | ʿă-lê-hem} ‘against them’. The Hebrew text implies a result, which is rendered in English as “He proved Himself above them,” making explicit the LORD’s decisive supremacy. |