| 18. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative uses vav consecutive clauses (vayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer}, vay-yisov {וַיִּסֹּב | vay-yis-sōb}, vayipga-hu {וַיִּפְגַּע־הוּא | vay-yip-pa-‘a-hū}, vayamet {וַיָּמֶת | vay-yā-met}) to link actions rapidly. The imperatives sov {סֹב | sov} and uprega {וּפְגַע | u-pə-ḡaʿ} convey authoritative commands. Doeg’s gentilic haadomi {הָאֲדֹמִי | ha-ʾă-do-mî} underscores his outsider status. The numeric shemonim vachamishah ish {שְׁמוֹנִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה אִישׁ | še-mō-nîm va-ḥa-mi-ššāh ʾîš} specifies victims. The participle nose {נֹשֵׂא | nō-śēʾ} qualifies the men by garment while ephod {אֵפוֹד | ʾē-pōd} identifies the priestly vestment. |