| 17. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative uses vav-consecutive verbs, vataqam {וַתָּ֙קָם֙ | vaṯāqām} ‘and she arose’, vatelekh {וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ | vaṯēleḵ} ‘and she went’, and vatavo {וַתָּבֹ֣א | vaṯābō} ‘and she came’, to convey rapid sequential action. The construct phrase eshet Yarov‘am {אֵ֣שֶׁת יָרָבְעָ֔ם | ʾēšeṯ yārāḇʿām} ‘wife of Jeroboam’ identifies her relationally. The form Tirtsah {תִרְצָ֑תָה | ṯirṣāṯāh} ‘to Tirzah’ employs the locative he to indicate destination. The independent pronoun hi {הִ֛יא | hîʾ} ‘she’ adds emphasis, and the perfect verb ba’ah {בָּאָ֥ה | bāʾāh} ‘came’ marks completed action. The construct besaf habayit {בְסַף־הַבַּ֖יִת | bəśap-habbayyit} ‘at the threshold of the house’ specifies location, and the perfect vehan‘ar met {וְהַנַּ֥עַר מֵֽת | wăhan˓ar mēṯ} ‘and the boy died’ states the outcome. Modern English word order is adjusted for clarity while preserving Hebrew sequence and causal connection. |