| 12. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative opens with the vav consecutive verb vayashmed {וַיַּשְׁמֵד | way-ya-šmed} ‘and he destroyed’, introducing divine judgment as fulfillment. The direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾet} marks kol beit Baashah {כָּל־בֵּית בַּעְשָׁא | kol beyt Baʿashah} ‘all the house of Baasha’, emphasizing totality. The phrase kidvar Yahweh {כִּדְבַר יְהוָה | kid·var Yəhôwâ} ‘according to the word of the LORD’ functions causally, with asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} linking to dibber {דִּבֶּר | dib·ber} ‘he spoke’. The instrumental construct beyad Yehu hanavi {בְּיַד יֵהוּא הַנָּבִיא | bə·yad Yêhûʾā han·nāvî} ‘through Jehu the prophet’ indicates prophetic agency. English word order is adjusted for clarity while preserving the link between divine decree and human action. |