| 28. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’, introducing the basis for divine sovereignty. The prepositional phrase laYHWH {לַיהוָה | lă-yĕ-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’ with ham-melukhah {הַמְּלוּכָה | ham-mĕ-lû-khâh} ‘the kingship’ forms a possessive construction that foregrounds divine ownership. The coordinate clause with û-moshel {וּמֹשֵׁל | ū-mō-šēl} ‘and ruling’ predicates ongoing governance over ba-goyim {בַּגּוֹיִם | ba-gô-yim} ‘nations’. Hebrew fronting of the possessive phrase emphasizes that all authority belongs to the divine before describing its exercise among foreign peoples. In English, a subject–verb–object structure clarifies the action of ruling while preserving the cause–effect relationship. |