| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the prepositional phrase ume'elohim {וּמֵֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים | ū-mê-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} ‘and from God’, employing the conjunction vav plus min. The Qal perfect hayetah {הָיְתָה֙ | hā-yĕ-tā(h)} ‘was’ agrees with the feminine construct tebusat {תְּבוּסַ֣ת | tĕ-bû-sat} ‘downfall’ forming a passive thematic clause. The infinitives lavo {לָב֖וֹא | lā-vōʼ} ‘to go’ and uvevo'o {וּבְבֹא֗וֹ | û-bĕ-bō-ʾō} ‘in his coming’ function as purpose and temporal markers linked to movement toward Joram. The perfect yatsa {יָצָ֤א | yā-ṣāʼ} ‘he went out’ with im-yehoram {עִם־יְהוֹרָם֙ | ʿim-yə-hō-rām} ‘with Joram’ indicates the joint expedition. In the relative clause asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾă-šer} ‘whom’ plus meshacho {מְשָׁחוֹ֣ | mə-šā-ḥō} ‘he had anointed him’ modifies Jehu, and the Hiphil infinitive lehakhrit {לְהַכְרִ֖ית | lə-hak-rît} ‘to destroy’ conveys divine purpose with et-beit {אֶת־בֵּ֥ית | ʾet-bêyt} ‘the house of’ marking the target. The placement of Yahweh {יְהוָ֔ה | Yə-hō-wāh} within the relative clause emphasizes the LORD’s decisive role, and the sequence of vav-conjunctions underscores swift sovereign action. |