| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The clause opens with wayyiqra {וַיִּקְרָא | wayyīqrā}, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect that sequences the action of calling. The phrase lishlomo beno {לִשְׁלֹמֹה בְּנוֹ | lišlōmōh bə-nō} ‘to Solomon his son’ specifies the recipient and filial relationship. The Piel imperfect wayyetsavehu {וַיְצַוֵּ֙הוּ֙ | way-ṣav-ve-hû} intensifies the commissioning, and the Qal infinitive construct livnot {לִבְנ֣וֹת | liv-nōṯ} expresses purpose ‘to build’. The noun bayit {בַּ֔יִת | bay-yît} serves as direct object, and the prepositional phrases laYHWH elohei Yisrael {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | la-YH-wāh ʾe-lō-hê yi-srā-ʾēl} function as beneficiaries, highlighting the temple’s dedication to the covenant name Yahweh and God of Israel, linking royal authority with national worship. |