| 20. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayima’as {וַיִּמְאַ֨ס | wayyiqtol} ‘and He rejected’, establishing a narrative sequence of divine action. The construct bekhol-zer’a {בְּכָל־זֶ֤רַע | bə-kōl-zéraʿ} ‘in all offspring’ underscores the totality of the judgment. The linked verbs veyan’em {וַיְעַנֵּ֔ם | wayyi‘annēm} ‘and He afflicted them’ (Piel) and vayittenem {וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם | wayyitenēm} ‘and He gave them’ (Qal) heighten the progression of punishment. The phrase beyad-shosim {בְּיַד־שֹׁסִ֑ים | bə-yad-šōsîm} ‘into the hand of plunderers’ conveys subjugation, while the Hiphil perfect hishlikham {הִשְׁלִיכָ֖ם | hišlîqām} ‘He cast them’ plus the locative mipanav {מִפָּנָֽיו | mi-pānāyw} ‘from before Him’ completes the pattern of expulsion. The relative clause introduced by ’ad {עַד־ | ʿad} ‘until’ and asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer} ‘that’ frames the temporal boundary. In the target-language rendering, the Hebrew VSO order is converted into English SVO to preserve clarity while maintaining the sequence of divine actions. |