| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive clause vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyoʾmer} ‘and he said,’ establishing Elijah’s address. The negative imperative al-tir’i {אַל־תִּירְאִי | ʾal-tirʾî} ‘do not fear’ employs a jussive negation to reassure. The paired imperatives bo’i {בֹּאִי | bōʾî} ‘come’ and asi {עֲשִׂי | ʿă·sî} ‘make’ outline the initial command, framed by the construct phrase kidvarekh {כִדְבָרֵךְ | kid·ḇā·reḵ} ‘according to your word.’ The adversative akh {אַךְ | ʾaḵ} ‘but’ introduces the concessive extension, leading to the Hiphil perfect vehotset {וְהוֹצֵאתְ | wə·hō·ṣēṯ} ‘and bring out.’ Successive lamed-prefixed prepositions (li, velakh, velivnekh) specify recipients, and the prepositional noun ba’acharonah {בָּאַחֲרֹנָה | bā·ʾaḥ·rō·nāh} ‘afterward’ orders the final action. English word order is adjusted for clarity and natural flow while preserving Hebrew imperative force and temporal sequencing. |