| 16. Linguistic Exegesis The parallel structure kad hakemach lo kalatah {כַ֤ד הַקֶּ֙מַח֙ לֹ֣א כָלָ֔תָה} “jar of the flour not was used up” and vetzappachat hashemen lo chaser {וְצַפַּ֥חַת הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן לֹ֣א חָסֵ֑ר} “and jug of the oil not lacked” emphasizes continuous divine provision. The prepositional phrase kidvar Yahweh {כִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָ֔ה} “according to the word of the LORD” indicates causality and the binding nature of divine promise. The relative clause asher dibber beyad Eliyahu {אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר בְּיַ֥ד אֵלִיָּֽהוּ} “which He spoke by the hand of Elijah” attributes the proclamation to the prophet’s mediation. English preserves Hebrew parataxis, linking two main clauses then a subordinate clause, thereby highlighting the fulfillment of prophecy without explicit conjunctions. |