יְהוָה֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יְהוָה֙

   Ye-ho-VAH

   the LORD
2. clause🔊 יְהוָה֙ צִוָּ֣ה אֶל־כְּנַ֔עַן לַשְׁמִ֖ד מָעֻזְנֶֽיהָ׃

   Ye-ho-VAH tsi-VA el-ke-NA-an la-she-MID ma-u-zez-NE-ha

   the LORD he commanded concerning Canaan to destroy her strongholds
3. sentence🔊 יָדוֹ֙ נָטָ֣ה עַל־הַיָּ֔ם הִרְגִּ֖יז מַמְלָכ֑וֹת יְהוָה֙ צִוָּ֣ה אֶל־כְּנַ֔עַן לַשְׁמִ֖ד מָעֻזְנֶֽיהָ׃

   YA-do na-TA al-ha-YAM hir-ge-ZIZ mam-la-KHOT Ye-ho-VAH tsi-VA el-ke-NA-an la-she-MID ma-u-zez-NE-ha

   his hand he stretched out over the sea he made quake kingdoms the LORD he commanded concerning Canaan to destroy her strongholds

Exegesis

The Hebrew opens with a fronted direct object in the VSO sequence with yado {יָדוֹ֙ | yā·ḏô} 'his hand' preceding natah {נָטָה֣ | nā·ṭāh} 'he stretched out', highlighting divine action; the prepositional phrase al {עַל־ | ʿal} 'over' plus hayyam {הַיָּ֔ם | ha-yām} 'the sea' frames the extent of power; the causative Hifil hîr·gîz {הִרְגִּ֖יז | hîr·gîz} 'he caused to shake' takes mamlakhot {מַמְלָכ֑וֹת | mam·lakhôṯ} 'kingdoms' as its object, emphasizing authority over nations; YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yǝhō·wāh} then functions as the subject of the Piel tsivvah {צִוָּ֣ה | ṣî·wāh} 'he commanded', which governs the directional phrase el {אֶל־ | ʾel} Kə·naʿan {כְּנַעַ֔ן | Kə·naʿan} 'against Canaan'; the infinitive la·šmid {לַשְׁמִ֖ד | la·šmid} 'to destroy' serves as a purpose clause with mauzneha {מָעֻזְנֶֽיהָ | mā·ʿu·zne·hā} 'her strongholds' marking the target, thus preserving the Hebrew VSO and purpose/result architecture.