| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav-consecutive prefix va’ {וַ | wā} attached to Azariahu {עֲזַרְיָהוּ֙ | ʿă-zar-yā-hû}, marking a narrative continuation. The construct chain ben-ʿôḏēd {בֶּן־עוֹדֵ֔ד | ben-ʿô-ḏēd} ties Azariah to his ancestor Oded. The verb hayetah {הָיְתָ֥ה | hā-yə-tā} establishes the state of divine presence and the preposition alav {עָלָὤיו | ʿā-lā-v} identifies Azariah as the recipient. The idiom ruach Elohim {רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים | rū-ă-ḥ ʾĕ-lō-hîm} conveys God’s inspiring Spirit. In English the divine subject is fronted to emphasize God’s agency while preserving the Hebrew emphasis on reception of the Spirit and ancestral linkage. |