| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative sequence employs vav consecutive verbs—vayaqṭēr {וַיַּקְטֵר | wayyaqtēr} ‘and he offered up in smoke’, wayyassēkh {וַיַּסֵּךְ | wayyassēkh} ‘and he poured out’, wayyizrōq {וַיִּזְרֹק | wayyizrōq} ‘and he dashed’—to depict orderly ritual actions. Each offering type is marked by the particle ʾet {אֶת | ʾet}, appearing with its possessive suffix in ʿōlātô {עֹלָתוֹ | ʿôlātô} ‘his burnt offering’, minḥātô {מִנְחָתוֹ | minḥātô} ‘his grain offering’, and nissəqô {נִסְכּוֹ | nissəqô} ‘his drink offering’. The phrase dam-haššəlāmîm {דַּם־הַשְּׁלָמִים | dam-haššəlāmîm} ‘blood of the fellowship offerings’ with ăšer-lô {אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ | ăšer-lô} ‘which belonged to him’ communicates full ritual entitlement. The location phrase ʿal hammizbēaḥ {עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | ʿal hammizbēaḥ} ‘on the altar’ completes the sequence. The repeated vav-consecutive structure and direct object markers underscore the systematic nature of the king’s sacrificial acts. |