| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with vayishlakh {וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח | wayyišlāḥ}, a vav-consecutive plus Qal imperfect verb that links to the narrative. The infinitive construct leemor {לֵאמֹר | leʾmōr} introduces the direct speech. Ahaz asserts loyalty and kinship through the parallel pair avdekha uvinekha {עַבְדְּךָ וּבִנְךָ | ʿavdɛkha ūvinnɛkha}. The imperatives aleh and vehoshi’eni sequence the requests for ascent and deliverance. The repeated phrase mikaf melekh-aram umikaf melekh yisrael uses parallelism to enumerate threats, and the participle hakomim emphasizes their ongoing rebellion. English maintains these parallels to preserve urgency and structure. |