| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with veyatza {וְיָצָא | wə-yā-ṣāʾ} ‘and He will go out,’ a vav-consecutive Qal perfect marking future narrative action. The subject Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} is foregrounded, demonstrating direct divine engagement. The Niphal imperfect venilcham {וְנִלְחַם | wə-nil-ḥam} ‘and He will fight’ underscores the LORD’s active role. The prepositional phrase baggoyim hahem {בַּגּוֹיִם הָהֵם | ba-ggō-yim hā-hēm} ‘against those nations’ refers back to the besieging peoples. The simile keyom hillachamo beyom krav {כְּיוֹם הִלָּחֲמוֹ בְּיוֹם קְרָב | kə-yôm hil-lā-ḥă-mô bə-yôm qerāḇ} employs a Niphal infinitive construct with pronominal suffix to recall past divine victories, preserving Hebrew aspect and simile in English. |