| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav-consecutive perfect wayyišmaʿ {וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע | wayyišmaʿ} ‘and he heard,’ functioning contextually as ‘welcomed them.’ It is immediately followed by wayyar’êm {וַיַּרְאֵ֣ם | wayyar’êm} ‘and he showed them,’ creating a two-step narrative sequence. The construct chain ʾeṯ-kol-bêṯ nĕḵôṯōh {אֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֣ית נְכֹתֹ֡ה | ʾeṯ-kol-bêṯ nĕḵôṯōh} integrates the direct object marker with possession. A series of wə-ʾeṯ conjunctions accumulates the list of valuables, intensifying the sense of abundance. The Nifal participle nîmṣāʾ {נִמְצָ֖א | nîmṣāʾ} in bᵊ-ʾōṣrōtāw {בְּאוֹצְרוֹתָ֑יו | bᵊ-ʾōṣrōtāw} introduces a relative clause, and the double negative lō-hāyâ…lō-hērāʾêm {לֹא־הָיָ֣ה…לֹא־הֶרְאָ֧ם | lō-hāyâ…lō-hērāʾêm} is rendered “Nothing…was left unshown” (formal) and “There was not a single item…that he did not show them” (dynamic) to preserve Hebrew emphasis. |