| 28. Linguistic Exegesis The verse uses the summary marker veyeter {וְיֶתֶר֩ | və-ye-ter} ‘and the remainder’ to introduce a concluding catalog of royal deeds. The construct phrase divrei Yarov‘am {דִּבְרֵ֨י יָרָבְעָ֜ם | dib-rê ya-rā-v‘am} ‘acts of Jeroboam’ sets the thematic frame. Repeated relative clauses introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă-sher} ‘which’, asher-nilcham {אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחָ֔ם | ’ă-sher nil-ḥam} ‘which he fought’, and vaasher {וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר | va-’ă-sher} ‘and which’ enumerate his achievements: asah {עָשָׂה֙ | ’ā-sāh} ‘he did’ adds general deeds; u-gevurato {וּגְבוּרָת֣וֹ | u-gev-u-ra-tō} ‘and his valor’ underscores martial prowess; nilcham {נִלְחָם | nil-ḥam} ‘he fought’ focuses on combat; heshiv {הֵשִׁ֜יב | hē-šîv} ‘he reclaimed’ indicates recovery actions. The direct object markers et {אֶת־ | ’et} with Dammesek {דַּמֶּשֶׂק | dam-mes-sek} and veet {וְאֶת־ | və-’et} with Chamat {חֲמָת | ḥa-mat} foreground these strategic cities. The prepositional phrase liYehudah beyisra’el {לִיהוּדָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | lî-ye-hu-dāh bə-yis-ra-’ēl} identifies regions once under Judah now reclaimed for Israel. The concluding interrogative halo hem ketuvim {הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים | ha-lō hēm kə-tu-vîm} ‘are they not recorded’ functions as the standard rhetorical closure in royal annals. |