| 15. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with veyeter {וְיֶתֶר֩ | wə-ye-ter} ‘and the rest,’ setting a summary frame. The construct phrase divrei Yehoash {דִּבְרֵ֨י יְהוֹאָ֜שׁ | dib-ray ye-hō-ʾāsh} ‘words of Jehoash’ identifies the royal record. Two relative clauses with asher {אֲשֶׁ֤ר | a-she-r} and va-asher {وַאֲשֶׁ֣ר | va-a-she-r} enumerate the civil deeds (asah {עָשָׂה֙ | ‛ā-śāh}) and military action (nilkham {נִלְחַ֔ם | nil-ḥam} with Amaziah). The interrogative halo {הֲלֹא־ | ha-lō} introduces a rhetorical question about the formal recording. The participle ketuvim {כְּתוּבִים | ke-tū-vīm} conveys completed action in passive voice. The phrase al sefer divrei hayamim {עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים | al se-fer dib-ray ha-yā-mīm} specifies the document genre, and le-malkhei Yisrael {לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | le-mal-khē yis-rā-ʼēl} limits its scope to Israel’s kings. The structure preserves the Hebrew annalistic formula and its rhetorical emphasis. |