| 28. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the prepositional phrase be'amtso {בְּאַמְּצ֣וֹ | bəʾamṣō} ‘in his strengthening’ functioning as a temporal marker, paired with ba'azoz {בַּ֝עֲז֗וֹז | baʿăzōz} ‘in strengthening’, framing two acts of divine establishment. Shekhakim {שְׁחָקִ֣ים | šəḥāqîm} ‘clouds’ and ʿînōṯ təḥôm {עִינ֥וֹת תְּהוֹם | ʿînōṯ təḥôm} ‘springs of the deep’ serve as direct objects, with the construct chain indicating springs belonging to the deep. The Hebrew order of temporal adverbial + object + temporal adverbial + object is rendered with parallel “When He”/“As He,” preserving the verse’s symmetry and emphasizing the foundational work of divine creative engineering. |