| 12. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the demonstrative pronoun hu {ה֣וּא | hû} ‘it’, marking the divine oracle. It is followed by the construct phrase dvar-Yahweh {דְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה | dəbar Yəhōwāh} ‘word of the LORD’, with asher {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ăšer} ‘which’ introducing the relative clause tied to the perfect verb dibber {דִּבֶּ֤ר | dibber} ‘he spoke’. The infinitive construct lēmōr {לֵאמֹ֔ר | lēmōr} ‘saying’ marks the quotation formula. Within the oracle, the construct bənê-rĕviʿîm {בְּנֵי רְבִיעִים | benê rĕvîʿîm} ‘sons of the fourth’ conveys dynastic succession, with yēšəḇû-ləḵā {יֵשְׁבוּ לְךָ | yešəḇû ləḵā} ‘they will sit for you’ denoting royal appointment. The prepositional phrase ʿal-kissēʾ-Yiśrāʾēl {עַל־כִּסֵּא יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʿal kissēʾ Yiśrāʾēl} ‘on the throne of Israel’ specifies the seat of power. Finally, the vav-consecutive with qal imperfect vayyəhî-kên {וַיְהִי־כֵֽן | vayyəhî-kên} ‘and it came to pass so’ confirms fulfillment. The English rendering unpacks Hebrew construct chains and verbal forms while preserving the quotation and fulfillment markers. |