| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative sequence is introduced by the vav-consecutive in vattehi {וַתְּהִי | vaṯ-te-hî} ‘and it was’, marking a new episode. The adverb od {עוֹד | ʿōḏ} ‘again’ signals resumed conflict. The simple nominal clause milchamah {מִלְחָמָה | mil-ḥā-mā} ‘battle’ takes Philistines as a direct object with et {אֶת | ʾet}. The construct chain ben-yaor yair {בֶּן־יעור יָעִ֗יר | ben-yaʾ-ôr yā-ʿîr} ‘son of Jaor Yair’ ties Elhanan to his lineage, and the genitive achi {אֲחִי | ă-ḥî} ‘brother of’ binds Lahmi to Goliath. The simile ki-menor orgim {כִּמְנ֖וֹר אֹרְגִֽים | ki-me-nôr ʾôr-gîm} ‘like a weaver’s beam’ heightens the visual image of the spear’s shaft. |