| 12. Linguistic Exegesis The opening ve’at {וְאַתְּ | wəʾattə} with conjunction marks a shift to direct address in the feminine singular and sets a prophetic tone. The paired imperatives kumi {קוּמִי | qûmî} and lekhi {לְכִי | ləḵî} create a sense of urgency and personal involvement. Leveitekh {לְבֵיתֵךְ | ləbêyteḵ} forms a construct chain with a possessive suffix, linking the addressee to her home. The infinitive construct in bevo’ah {בְּבֹאָה | bəḇôʾāh} introduces a temporal clause that combines with raglayekh {רַגְלַיִךְ | raglayêḵ}, an idiom for arrival. Hairah {הָעִירָה | hāʿîrāh} uses the directional he to highlight entry into the city. The vav-consecutive perfect umet {וּמֵת | ûmēṯ} conveys the certainty of the forthcoming death, and hayaled {הַיָּלֶד | hayyāleḏ} is definite, focusing on the specific child. English word order preserves the Hebrew clause structure, moving from command to inevitable consequence. |