| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the fronted particle odeni {עוֹדֶנִּי | ʿô-ḏe-nî} ‘still I’, emphasizing Joshua’s ongoing condition. The nominal phrase hayom chazak {הַיּוֹם חָזָק | ha-yôm ḥā-zāq} ‘today strong’ affirms present capacity. The comparative clause introduced by kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾa-šer} ‘as when’ shifts to the past reference of Moses sending Joshua. A chiastic pattern in kekhochi az… ukekhochi atah reinforces the equivalence of past and present strength. The infinitives lamilchamah {לַמִּלְחָמָה | la-mil-ḥā-māh} and velatset velavo {וְלָצֵאת וְלָבוֹא | wə-la-ṣē-ʾet wə-la-bōʾ} form a merism signaling complete readiness for action. |