| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The opening vehinneh {וְהִ֨נֵּה־הֵ֔ם | vǝhin-nēh} ‘and behold’ signals narrative emphasis. The participle gōmlîm {גֹּמְלִ֖ים | gōmlîm} ‘are repaying’ forms the main predicate, conveying retributive action. The infinitives lāḇōʼ {לָבוֹא֙ | lāḇōʼ} ‘to come’ and ləgāršênû {לְגָ֣רְשֵׁ֔נוּ | lə-gāršênû} ‘to drive us out’ constitute a hostile infinitive sequence expressing intent. The construct mîyrûššāṯḵā {מִיְּרֻשָּׁתְךָ֖ | mîyrûššāṯḵā} ‘from your possession’ highlights divine ownership through a construct member plus suffix. The relative pronoun ʼăšer {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʼăšer} ‘which’ introduces the modifying clause, with hôraštānû {הֽוֹרַשְׁתָּֽנוּ | hôraštānû} ‘you have caused us to inherit’ specifying the divine act. Hebrew word order places the purpose infinitives before the beneficiary phrase, intensifying the threat, while the construct chain underscores personal divine promise. |