| 22. Linguistic Exegesis The clause begins with hu {ה֚וּא | hūʾ} ‘he’, an explicit subject that adds emphasis in narrative context. The main action is expressed first by banah {בָּנָ֣ה | bānāh} ‘built’ and then by wayyeshibeha {וַיְשִׁבֶ֖הָ | wayyăšîḇehā}, a vav-consecutive form that advances the storyline with a second, consequent act: restoring the city to Judah. The object is foregrounded by the marker ʾet {אֶת | ʾeṯ} attached by maqqef to the place name ʾelat {אֵילַת | ʾêlāṯ}, while liyhudah {לִיהוּדָה | lī-yəhûḏāh} marks Judah as the beneficiary of the restoration. The temporal frame is supplied by achare {אַחֲרֵי | ʾaḥărê} ‘after’ governing the infinitive-construct chain shekav-hammelek {שְׁכַב־הַמֶּלֶךְ | šəḵaḇ-ham-meleḵ}, which, together with im-avotav {עִם־אֲבֹתָיו | ʿim-ʾăḇōṯāw} ‘with his fathers’, forms a conventional Hebrew idiom for the king’s death. The final pe {פ | p̄} indicates a Masoretic paragraph division, signaling a small discourse break after this summary notice. |