| 24. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} ‘and he said,’ marking direct speech. The interjection hinekha {הִנְּךָ | hinnəḵā} functions as an emphatic summons. The participle roeh {רֹאֶה | rōʾeh} conveys immediate perception. The temporal clause introduced by bayom {בַיּוֹם | ba-yōm} ‘in the day’ plus the relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘when’ and the imperfect verb tavo {תָּבוֹא | tāvôʾ} forms a temporal condition. The phrase cheder becheder {חֶדֶר בְּחֶדֶר | ḥeḏer bə-ḥeḏer} employs repetition to emphasize a nested chamber. The Niphal infinitive construct lehechave {לְהֵחָבֵֽא | lə-hē-ḥāvēʾ} indicates purpose. English renders the sequence as “enter an inner room to hide yourself,” preserving the infinitive purpose clause. |