| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the interjection ve-hinneh {וְהִנֵּה | vĕhinnēh} ‘and behold’, signaling sudden attention. The phrase navi echad {נָבִיא אֶחָד | nāvî ʾeḥād} ‘a prophet, one’ uses echad to emphasize the singular messenger. The Niphal perfect nigash {נִגַּשׁ | nīgaš} ‘approached’ conveys deliberate movement toward the king. The construct chain melech Yisrael {מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | mēleḵ yiśrāʾēl} ‘king of Israel’ clarifies Ahab’s authority. The prophetic formula koh amar Yahweh {כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה | kōh ʾāmar Yəhōwāh} ‘thus says the LORD’ establishes divine origin. The Hiphil perfect heraita {הְרָאִיתָ | hĕrāʾîtā} ‘have you seen?’ invites recognition of the enemy’s size. The marker et {אֵת | ʾēt} before kol hehamon hagadol hazeh {כָּל־הֶהָמוֹן הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה | ḵāl hehāmōn ha-ɡāḏôl ha-zzeh} ‘all this great multitude’ frames the direct object. The presentative hineni notno {הִנְנִי נֹתְנוֹ | hinnēnî nōtənô} ‘behold, I am giving him’ announces impending action. The phrase be-yadekha hayom {בְיָדְךָ הַיּוֹם | bĕ-yāḏəḵā hayyôm} specifies time and agency. The waw-consecutive veyadata {וְיָדַעְתָּ | wə-yā-ḏaʿtā} ‘and you will know’ introduces the result clause revealing divine identity. The syntax centers prophetic speech, divine initiative, and revelation of Yahweh’s power. |