| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the prepositional construct bimei {בִּימֵ֞י | bə-îmê} ‘in the days of’, establishing historical context. This is followed by two paratactic noun phrases—Pekach melech Yisrael {פֶּ֣קַח מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | Pəqaḥ mê-lekh yiś-rā’êl} and Tiglat Pileser melech Asshur {תִּגְלַ֣ת פִּלְאֶסֶר֮ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֒ | ṯiġ-lat pîl’ĕ-ser mê-lekh ’aš-šur}, which contrast the Israelite and Assyrian rulers. The simple verb ba {בָּא֮ | bā’} ‘came’ signals a sudden incursion, immediately followed by the vav-consecutive vayikkach {וַיִּקַּ֣ח | way-yiq-qaḥ} ‘and he took’, introducing a series of direct objects marked by et {אֶת־ | ’et}. The list of place names builds to kol eretz Naftali {כֹּ֖ל אֶ֣רֶץ נַפְתָּלִ֑י | kōl ’e-reṣ nap-ṭā-lî} ‘all the land of Naphtali’, emphasizing total seizure. Finally, the Hiphil imperfect vayaglem {וַיַּגְלֵ֖ם | way-yag-lêm} ‘and he exiled them’ conveys forcible removal, with Ashurah {אַשּׁוּרָה | ’aš-šû-rā} indicating the destination. The Hebrew paratactic series is rendered in English as a coordinated list to preserve clarity and flow. |