| 28. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vayya‘as {וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | wayya‘as}, marking successive action by the king. The phrase ha-ra‘ {הָרַ֖ע | ha-ra‘} bə-ʿēnê {בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə-ʿēnê} yə-hō-wāh {יְהוָ֑ה | yə-hō-wāh} forms a prepositional clause conveying divine moral evaluation. The negation lō {לֹ֣א | lō} with Qal perfect sār {סָ֗ר | sār} creates a forceful statement of unbroken disobedience. The relative particle ’ă·šer {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer} introduces the construct sins ḥaṭṭōṯōṯ {חַטֹּאות֙ | ḥaṭṭōṯōṯ}, highlighting moral offenses. The Hiphil perfect heḥeṭî’ {הֶחֱטִיא | heḥeṭî’} expresses the causative act whereby Jeroboam led Israel into sin. The direct object marker ’et {אֶת־ | ’et} remains untranslated but signals yiś·rā·’ēl {יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | yiś·rā·’ēl} as the recipient. This structure underscores that the king deliberately perpetuated Jeroboam’s pattern of sin. |