| 27. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with veyeter {וְיֶ֨תֶר | və-yē̆ter} ‘and the rest,’ a formula marking supplementary material at the close of a reign. The construct chain divrei Omri {דִּבְרֵ֤י עָמְרִי֙ | dib-rḗ ʿām-rî́} ‘acts of Omri’ introduces his historical record. Two relative clauses introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ă-šer} ‘which’ specify his deeds (asah {עָשָׂ֔ה | ʿā-sā́} ‘he did’) and his might (ugevurato {וּגְבוּרָת֖וֹ | ŭ-gə-vûrā́-tō} ‘his might’) in parallel. The fused interrogative and pronominal form halo-hem {הֲלֹֽא־הֵ֣ם | hă-lō-hḗm} ‘are they not’ introduces a rhetorical question that underscores the expectation of a written record. The passive participle ketuvim {כְּתוּבִ֗ים | kə̆-tu-ḇîm} ‘written’ affirms documentation. The prepositional phrase al-sefer {עַל־סֵ֛פֶר | ăl sḗ-fer} ‘in the book’ with the construct divrei hayamim {דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים | dib-rḗ hă-yā-mîm} ‘of the chronicles’ specifies the official court annals, and lemalkei Yisrael {לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | lə-malkḗ yiś-rāʼḗl} ‘of the kings of Israel’ identifies the scope of the work. |