| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The verse features synonymous parallelism between the distributive pairs yom {יוֹם | yōm} ‘day’ + lə-yōm {לְיוֹם | lə-yōm} ‘to-day’ and laylāh {לַיְלָה | laylāh} ‘night’ + lə-laylāh {לְלַיְלָה | lə-laylāh} ‘to-night,’ each framing a continuous action. The Hifil imperfect verbs yabbîa‘ {יַבִּיעַ | yabbîa‘} ‘pours forth’ and yəḥavveh {יְחַוֶּה | yəḥavveh} ‘makes known’ convey ongoing causative revelation. The direct objects ʾōmer {אֹמֶר | ʾōmer} ‘speech’ and dāʿat {דָּעַת | dāʿat} ‘knowledge’ specify the content of nature’s testimony. The coordinating conjunction wə־ {וְ־} links the two parallel clauses, underscoring the perpetuity of cosmic disclosure. |