| 14. Linguistic Exegesis The clause begins with the temporal marker veʿatta {וְעַתָּה֙ | və-ʿaṭ-ṭāh} ‘and now’, framing the speaker’s current plight. The participle ʾōmêr {אֹמֵ֔ר | ʾō-mêr} functions as “are saying” in direct discourse, followed by two successive imperatives—lēḵ {לֵ֛ךְ | lē-ḵ} ‘go’ and ʾemor {אֱמֹ֥ר | ʾĕ-môr} ‘say’—forming a compound command. The construct phrase laʾăḏōnêkha {לַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָ | la-ʾă-ḏō-nê-kha} ‘to your master’ signals possession and direction. The demonstrative hinnêh {הִנֵּ֣ה | hin-nêh} ‘behold’ introduces new information with vivid immediacy. The Hifil imperfect vahă-rā-gā-nî {וַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃ | va-hă-rā-gā-nî} indicates an anticipated result or threat. The English rendering employs SVO order for clarity while maintaining the Hebrew’s emphatic ordering in the direct quotation. |