| 14. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vav consecutive and perfect form va’eseh {וָאֶעֱשֶׂה | wā-ʾĕ-ʿĕ-sēh} ‘and I acted’, marking divine initiative. The purpose clause lemaʿan shemi {לְמַעַן שְׁמִי | lə-ma-ʿan še-mî} ‘for the sake of My name’ uses a lamed plus infinitive construct to express motivation. The combined negative infinitive le-velti hechel {לְבִלְתִּי הֵחֵל | lə-viḇl-tî he-chel} ‘so as not to be profaned’ forms an idiomatic purpose clause. The prepositional phrase le’enei ha-goyim {לְעֵינֵי הַגּוֹיִם | lə-ʿê-nê ha-ggo-yim} ‘before the eyes of the nations’ establishes surrounding peoples as witnesses, which is reinforced by the relative clause asher hotzeitim {אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִים | ʾa-šer ho-tse-ʾî-tîm} ‘whom I brought out’ and the final phrase le’eneihem {לְעֵינֵיהֶם | lə-ʿê-nê-hem} ‘before their eyes’ for emphasis on public vindication. |