| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with lakhen {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore,’ signaling a causal transition. The interjection hineni {הִנְנִי | hinnē-nî} ‘behold me’ engages the audience directly. The Hiphil participle modiam {מוֹדִיעָ֔ם | mō-ḏî-ʿām} expresses ongoing causation, followed by the Hiphil imperfect odiem {אוֹדִיעֵ֥ם | ō-ḏî-ʿēm} indicating a forthcoming decree. The coordinated objects et-yadi ve’et-gevurati {אֶת־יָדִי וְאֶת־גְּבוּרָתִ֑י | ʾet yā-ḏî wə-ʾet gə-ḇū-rā-tî} form parallelism that underscores divine action and manifested strength. The conjunction veyade’u {וְיָדְע֖וּ | wə-yā-ḏə-ʿū} marks human acknowledgment, and the purpose clause ki-shemi Yahweh {כִּֽי־שְׁמִ֥י יְהוָֽה | kî šə-mî Yə-hō-wāh} reveals God’s identity, moving the narrative from divine intention to human realization. |