| 28. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with ba’et hahi {בָּעֵת הַהִ֔יא | bā-ʿêṯ ha-hīʾ} establishing a temporal frame. The infinitive construct biro’ot {בִּרְא֤וֹת | birʾōṯ} introduces a subordinate clause marking perception. The conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî} conveys causality before ‘anāhu {עָנָ֣הוּ | ʿănāhû}, where the pronominal suffix denotes divine response. Yahweh {יְהוָ֔ה} serves as subject and emphasizes divine agency. The prepositional phrase begōren Ornān hayevusi {בְּגֹ֖רֶן אָרְנָ֣ן הַיְבוּסִ֑י | bə-gō-ren ’Or-nān hay-ye-vû-sî} specifies the location. The Vav-consecutive in vayyizbekh {וַיִּזְבַּ֖ח | way-yiz-bə-ʾaḥ} links sequential action, culminating in the adverb shām {שָֽׁם | šām}. The English rendering preserves temporal and causal relationships through subordinating clauses and maintains the Hebrew emphasis on divine response. |