| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The prepositional construct miqkol niplam {מִקּוֹל נִפְלָם | miq-qōl nip̄-lām} ‘from the sound of their fall’ introduces an adverbial domain, setting the frame for the main clause. The Qal perfect verb raashah {רָעֲשָׁה | rā-ʿă-šāh} ‘it quaked’ precedes its subject haaretz {הָאָרֶץ | hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘the earth’ (V–S order), emphasising cosmic disturbance. The nominal phrase tzeaqah {צְעָקָה | ṣə-ʿā-qāh} ‘a cry’ functions as a parallelistic response, and the locative phrase beyam-sup {בְּיַם־סוּף | bə-yam-sûp̄} ‘at the Sea of Reeds’ extends the scene to a distant boundary. The Niphʿal perfect verb nishma {נִשְׁמַע | niš-maʿ} ‘was heard’ introduces a passive-result clause, with the suffixed noun kolah {קוֹלָהּ | qō-lāh} ‘its sound’ recalling the earlier cry with feminine agreement. The sequential structure of fall, quake, cry, and audible aftermath employs Hebrew parallelism and V–S word order to heighten dramatic impact. |