| 14. Linguistic Exegesis The opening summative conjunction veyeter {וְיֶתֶר | wə-yé-ter} introduces a concluding overview. The construct divrei Elah {דִּבְרֵי אֵלָה | di-vré ʾē-lāh} specifies the category of royal records, while the coordinated phrase vekol-asher asah {וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה | wə-kol-ʼa-šer ʻa-sā} underscores comprehensive coverage. The interrogative halo-hem ketuvim {הֲלוֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים | hâ-lō-hem kə-tu-vím} poses a rhetorical question implying affirmation. The phrase al-sefer divrei hayamim lemalchei Yisrael {עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | al-sê-fer di-vré hā-yā-mím lə-mal-khê yis-rā-ʼél} refers to an established annalistic source. English rendering reorders the Hebrew construct chains for natural flow while preserving the rhetorical interrogative and official register. |