| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with two coordinate perfect verbs veqaratti {וְקָרַעְתִּ֞י | wə-qā-raʿ-tî} “and I will tear” and vehitzalti {וְהִצַּלְתִּ֤י | wə-hiṣ-ṣal-tî} “and I will deliver,” asserting decisive divine action. Each verb is first person singular, highlighting direct intervention by God. The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces mispḥoteikhem {מִסְפְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם | mispəḥōṯê-ḵem} “your veils” and ʿammi {עַמִּי֙ | ʿam-mî} “my people.” The paired prepositional phrases miyedkhen {מִיֶּדְכֶ֔ן | mi-yed-ḵen} “from your hand” and beyedkhen {בְּיֶדְכֶ֖ן | bə-yad-ḵen} “in your hand” frame oppression versus deliverance. The imperfect yihyu {יִהְי֥וּ | yi-hyū} and the adverb ʿôd {ע֛וֹד | ʿôḏ} anticipate a reversal of fate, with limtsudah {לִמְצוּדָ֑ה | li-mə-ṣū-ḏāh} “prey” specifying the intended ruin. The closing veyid‘aten {וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ן | wə-yi-da‘-ten} “and you will know,” addressed to the prophetesses, leads to the climactic formula ki ʾani Yahweh {כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה} “that I am the LORD,” affirming divine sovereignty and judgment. |