| 19. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with wayyaʿal {וַיַּעַל | wayyaʿal} ‘and he went up’, where the vav-consecutive introduces sequential action. The construct chain bidbār-ḡād {בִּדְבַר־גָּד | bidbār-ḡād} indicates Gad’s prophetic word as the motive. The relative particle ’ăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ’ăšer} with dibber {דִּבֶּר | dibber} forms a clause specifying the content of that word. The prepositional phrase be-shem {בְּשֵׁם | be-shem} frames authority under yəhōwāh {יְהוָה | yəhōwāh}. English reorders for clarity but maintains the emphasis on divine authority commissioning David. |