| 12. Linguistic Exegesis This verse unfolds a sequence of causative actions introduced by the Hiphil imperfect with vav-consecutive. First, ʾakkənnû {אַכֶּ֥נּוּ | ʾăk-kĕn-nû} ‘I will strike them’ establishes divine judgment. Next, wəʾōrîšēnû {וְאוֹרִשֶׁ֑נּוּ | wə-ʾō-rî-šē-nû} ‘and I will dispossess them’ intensifies the threat. The connective wəʾeʿśêh {וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ | wə-ʾe-ʿa-sêh} ‘and I will make’ introduces a promise, with its direct object ʾōtəkhā {אֹֽתְךָ֔ | ʾō-tə-ḵā} ‘you.’ The construct ləgôy gādôl {לְגוֹי־גָּד֥וֹל | lə-gôy gā-ḏôl} ‘into a great nation’ binds gôy {גּוֹי | gôy} ‘nation’ with gādôl {גָּד֥וֹל | gā-ḏôl} ‘great.’ Finally, mimmēnû {מִמֶּֽנּוּ | mim-me-nû} ‘than them’ marks a comparative contrast emphasizing the promised nation’s superiority. The sequential causative structure heightens the shift from judgment to promise. |