| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The conjunction ve {וְ | wə} links this verse to the preceding narrative. The collective subject vchol-hanneviim {וְכָל־הַנְּבִאִים | ve-kol-han-ne-vi-im} uses a participle construction to convey ongoing prophecy. The adverb ken {כֵּן | ken} with the infinitive construct lemor {לֵאמֹר | le-mor} introduces direct speech. The paired imperatives aleh {עֲלֵה | a-leh} and vehatslakh {הַצְלַח | hats-lakh} present commands that imply divine empowerment. The imperfect venatan {וְנָתַן | ve-na-tan} asserts the certainty of the outcome, and the prepositional phrase beyad hamelekh {בְּיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ | be-yad ha-me-lekh} specifies the recipient. This structure preserves Hebrew word order and emphasizes the assured result signaled by ken. |