| 22. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with uyeter {וִּיתֶר | wə-yĭ-ṯer} ‘and the remainder’, a vav conjunction linking to the preceding narrative and introducing supplementary material. The construct chain divrei aviyah {דִּבְרֵי אֲבִיָּה | dib-rê ʾă-vî-yāh} ‘words of Abijah’ is followed by parallel constructs uderakhav {וּדְרָכָיו | wə-ḏə-rā-ḵāw} ‘and his ways’ and udevarav {וּדְבָרָיו | wə-ḏə-vā-rāw} ‘and his words’, emphasizing both actions and speech. The participle ketuvim {כְּתוּבִים | ke-tū-ḇîm} ‘are written’ conveys an ongoing passive record. The prepositional phrase bemidrash hanavi iddo {בְּמִדְרַשׁ הַנָּבִיא עִדּוֹ | bə-mid-rāš hān-nā-ḇî ʿid-dō} specifies the source and genre of the record. In English, subject elements are presented before the verb to reflect the Hebrew VSO order and maintain narrative emphasis. |