| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with a vav consecutive vaeseh {וָאֶעֱשֶׂה | wā-ʾe-ʿĕ-seh} ‘and I acted’, signaling divine intervention. The purpose clause lema‘an shemi {לְמַעַן שְׁמִי | lə-ma-ʿan šēmî} ‘for the sake of My name’ identifies motive. The infinitive construct lə-bil-tî hekhel {לְבִלְתִּי הֵחֵל | lə-bil-tî hē-ḥēl} ‘so as not to be profaned’ expresses preventative intent. The repeated frames leeynei {לְעֵינֵי | lə-ʿê-nê} and leeyneihem {לְעֵינֵיהֶם | lə-ʿê-nê-hem} ‘before the eyes of’ emphasize public witness. The participial relative haggoyim aserhemmah bam {הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר-הֵמָּה בָּם | haggōyim ă-šer-hēmmah bām} situates the context among foreign nations. Finally, coupling the Niphal perfect nodati {נוֹדַעְתִּי | nō-daʿ-tî} ‘I made known’ with the Hiphil infinitive lehotsiam {לְהוֹצִיאָם | lə-hō-ṣî-ʾām} ‘to bring them out’ links revelation and redemption in a single prophetic act. |