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וַיָּבֹ֣א יְהֹושֻׁ֡עַ וְכָל־עַם֩ הַמִּלְחָמָ֨ה עִמֹּ֧ו עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם עַל־מֵ֥י מֵרֹ֖ום פִּתְאֹ֑ם וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ בָּהֶֽם׃ (Joshua 11:7) And Yehoshua came, and all the people of the war with him, against them at the waters of Mērom, suddenly, and they fell upon them. Methodological Orientation This study analyzes the verse through Biblical Hebrew narrative syntax and discourse pragmatics, focusing on how verbal sequencing, constituent placement, and adverbial intrusion encode surprise and tactical execution. The verse presents a rapid military maneuver in which grammar itself carries the force of suddenness and impact.… Learn Hebrew