| 18. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the temporal clause ve’acharei kol-zot {וְאַחֲרֵי כָּל־זֹאת | və-ʾa-ḥă-rê ḵāl-zôt} ‘and after all this’, signaling connection to preceding events. The main verb negapo {נְגָפ֨וֹ | nə-ḡā-pō} (‘struck him’) includes a pronominal suffix marking Jehoram as patient and places Yahweh {יְהוָ֧ה | Yə-hō-wāh} as subject immediately after the verb. The phrase beme’av {בְּמֵעָ֛יו | bə-mê-ʿāw} ‘in his bowels’ specifies location, while lacholi {לָחֳלִ֖י | lā-ḥō-lî} ‘with disease’ indicates means. The infinitive le’ein {לְאֵ֥ין | lə-ʾên} together with marpe {מַרְפֵּֽא | mar-pê} forms a result clause highlighting incurability. This sequence of temporal marker, verb-agent ordering, location, means, and result underscores Yahweh’s direct agency in administering judgment. |