| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vav-consecutive wayya'as {וַיַּעַשׂ | wayyāʿaṣ} introducing an evaluative action. The substantive phrase hayashar {הַיָּשָׁר | hayyāšār} “what was right” establishes moral assessment, followed by the idiomatic prepositional construct be'enei Yahweh {בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה | bə-ʿênê Yə-ḥō-wāh} “in the eyes of the LORD,” conveying divine perspective. The adversative raq lōʾ {רַק לֹא | raq lōʾ} “yet not” sets up a comparison with ke-dawid {כְּדָוִד | kə-dā-wîḏ} “like David,” referencing him as a royal forebear. The concluding comparative ke-kol ’ăšer-ʿā-śāʾ {כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה | kə-kōl ’ă-šer-ʿā-śāʾ} “according to all that he did,” reinforced by the verb asa {עָשָׂה | ʿā-śāʾ}, emphasizes complete imitation of ancestral precedent. |