| 20. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a sequential narrative through the vav-consecutive verbs wayyiqra {וַיִּקְרָ֥א | wayyiqrā} and wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | wayyōmer}, linking Elijah’s appeal to his spoken complaint. The interrogative particle hagām {הֲ֠גַם | hagām} introduces emphatic disbelief. A circumstantial clause is formed by the Hitpael participle mittəgōrēr {מִתְגּוֹרֵ֥ר | mittəgōrēr}, indicating Elijah’s provisional residence. The Hifil perfect harēʿōṯā {הֲרֵע֖וֹתָ | harēʿōṯā} plus the infinitive construct ləhammit {לְהָמִ֥ית | ləhammit} expresses a causative result. The relative clause “with whom” preserves אַשֶּׁר־עִמָּהּ, and the direct object marker ʾetbənāẖ {אֶת־בְּנָֽהּ | ʾetbənāẖ} is rendered “her son.” |