| 20. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with laken {לָכֵ֞ן | lā-ḵên} ‘therefore’ and the formula kō ʾāmar {כֹּה־אָמַר | kō ʾā-mar} ‘thus says,’ setting a judicial tone. The compound title ʼădōnāy Yəhôwāh {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ʼă-dō-nāy Yə-hô-wāh} asserts divine authority. Hinnēnî {הִנְנִי | hin-nē-nî} ‘behold, I’ signals God’s direct action against the bands (kisseṯōtēḵenā{h}) used for deceptive rites. The Piel participle məṣōḏḏōṯ {מְצֹדְד֨וֹת | mə-ṣō-ḏ-ḏōṯ} ‘setting traps’ with ʼet {אֶת | ʼet} marks “the souls” (hannəfāšōt) as victims of this promised deliverance, expressed by the infinitive ləpōrāḥōṯ {לְפֹ֣רְח֔וֹת | lə-pō-rā-ḥōṯ} ‘to fly.’ The parallel verbs wəqāraʿtî…wəšillāḥtî ‘and I will tear…I will send’ emphasize the LORD’s decisive removal of these instruments and liberation of those entrapped. English structure preserves this judicial-corrective sequence. |