| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the interrogative particle halo {הֲלֹא | hălōʾ} ‘is it not?’ introducing a rhetorical question. The feminine construct noun se'eto {שְׂאֵתוֹ | śəʾētô} ‘majesty’ functions as subject of the first clause with the Piel imperfect verb teva'et {תְּבַעֵ֣ת | təvaʿēt} ‘terrify,’ attributing intensive force. The direct object is marked by et-khem {אֶתְכֶם | ʾet-khem} ‘you.’ The conjunction u {וּ | û} parallels this in the second clause, where u-pach-do {וּפַחְדּוֹ | û-pach-dô} ‘and his dread’ serves as subject alongside the Qal imperfect yi-ppol {יִפֹּל | yi-ppōl} ‘fall’ with the prepositional suffix a-lei-khem {עֲלֵיכֶם | ʿa-lê-khem} ‘upon you.’ The idiom of ‘falling’ underscores the inevitability of divine terror. |