| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vav-consecutive prefix vayyaged {וַיַּגֵּ֤ד | wayya-gēḏ} signaling sequential narrative progression. This verb-initial clause is followed by the subject achav {אַחְאָב֙ | ’aḥ-’āḇ} and the indirect object le-izevel {לְאִיזֶ֔בֶל | lə-’i-ze-vel}, reflecting the typical Hebrew VSO order. Two parallel object clauses introduced by et {אֵ֛ת | ’êṯ} and we-et {וְאֵ֨ת | wə-’êṯ} each govern a relative clause headed by kol-asher {כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר | kol-’ăšer} (“all that”) followed by the verbs asah {עָשָׂ֖ה | ’ā-sāh} (“he did”) and harag {הָרַ֛ג | hā-rāg} (“he killed”). The chiastic repetition of kol-asher frames Elijah’s actions comprehensively before specifying the instrument be-charev {בֶּחָֽרֶב | bə-ḥā-reḇ} (“with the sword”). In English, these Hebrew circumstantial and relative constructions are rendered with “everything that” and “including how” to preserve the emphatic parallelism while enhancing readability. |