| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the prepositional phrase al har-nishpeh {עַל הַר־נִשְׁפֶּה | ʿal hār niš-p̄ē}, where the preposition al attaches to har modified by the passive participle nishpeh, yielding “on the bare ridge.” This is followed by a series of imperatives: se’u nes {שְׂאוּ נֵס | s(e)-ʾû nēs} (qal imperative + noun) instructs to lift a banner, harimu kol {הָרִימוּ קוֹל | hā-rî-mû qōl} (hifil imperative + noun) directs raising the voice, and hanifu yad {הָנִיפוּ יָד | hā-nî-p̄û yād} (hifil imperative + noun) adds a hand wave. The vav-consecutive imperfect veyavo’u introduces the purpose clause “and they will go,” and the construct chain pitchei nedivim {פִּתְחֵי נְדִיבִים | pit-ḥê nə-dî-ḇîm} completes “gates of nobles.” The coordination of visual and auditory summonses culminates in a result clause, emphasizing the urgency of the call. The English preserves the Hebrew order and urgency while smoothing coordination with prepositions and conjunctions. |