| 15. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vayasimu {וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ | way-yā-śî-mû} ‘and they placed’, which together with lah yadayim {לָהּ יָדַיִם | lāh yāḏayim} functions idiomatically as a seizure expression. It continues with vatavo {וַתָּבֹא | way-tā-ḇōʾ} ‘and she came’, marking her approach. The sequence el mevo shaar hasusim {אֶל־מְב֥וֹא שַֽׁעַר־הַסּוּסִים | ʾel məb-bōʾ šāʿar ha-sūsîm} shows a double construct chain ‘to the entrance of the Horse Gate’, while beit hamelekh {בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּלֶךְ | bêt hammeleḵ} is a construct-absolute phrase ‘house of the king’. The final Hiphil imperfect vayemituha {וַיְמִית֖וּהָ | way-yǝ-mi-ttû-hā} ‘and they put her to death’ highlights causative action. The formal rendering preserves Hebrew cadence and idioms; the dynamic version smooths the flow and emphasizes the decisive violence. |