| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a parallel promise structure with two verbs in first person singular: vehitzaltikha {וְהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָ | wə-hiṣ-ṣal-tî-ḵā} ‘and I will deliver you’ (Hifil perfect emphasizing divine intervention) and ufeditikha {וּפְדִתִ֖יךָ | û-pə-ḏî-tî-ḵā} ‘and I will redeem you’ (Piel perfect with ransom nuance). The prepositional phrases miyad {מִיַּ֣ד | mi-yad} ‘from the hand’ and mikaf {מִכַּ֥ף | mi-kaf} ‘from the palm’ form synonymous parallelism, reinforcing complete liberation. The adjectives ra'im {רָעִ֑ים | rā-ʿîm} ‘wicked’ and aritzim {עָרִצִֽים | ʿā-ri-ṣîm} ‘ruthless’ specify moral and violent threats. Hebrew word order places the verb plus pronoun at the beginning of each clause for emphasis, mirrored in English by balanced constructions. |