| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew clause begins with akh {אַךְ | ʾaḵ} ‘yet’ marking contrast, followed by the negated perfect lo-saru {לֹא־סָרוּ | lō-śārû} ‘they did not turn aside,’ establishing ongoing disobedience. The construct phrase mē-ḥaṭ-ṭōʼ-ōṯ bêt-Yā-rā-ḇō-‘ām {מֵחַטֹּאות בֵּית־יָרָבְעָם | mē-ḥaṭ-ṭōʼ-ōṯ bêṯ-yā-rā-ḇō-‘ām} ‘from the sins of the house of Jeroboam’ ties corporate idolatry to dynastic leadership via the construct chain. The relative clause ’ăšer-he-ḥĕ-ṭîʼ hĕ-ḥĕ-ṭîʼ {אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥יא הֶחֱטִ֥יא | ’à-šer-hĕ-ḥĕ-ṭîʼ hĕ-ḥĕ-ṭîʼ} ‘which he caused to sin’ uses a relative pronoun plus Hiphil perfect to emphasize causation. The phrase bāh hā-lā-ḵ {בָּהּ הָלַךְ | bāh hā-lā-ḵ} ‘in it he walked’ conveys continued participation in sin. The conjunction wə-ḡam {וְגַם | wə-ḡam} ‘and also’ introduces a parallel clause, hā-’ă-šē-rāh ’ā-ma-ḏāh bə-šom-rōn {הָאֲשֵׁרָה עָמְדָה בְּשֹמְרוֹן | hā-’ă-šē-rāh ’ā-ma-ḏāh bə-šom-rōn} ‘the Asherah stood in Samaria,’ a nominal clause with Qal perfect indicating ongoing idolatrous presence. English rendering maintains Hebrew word order while adding connectors for clarity and coherence. |