| 25. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with veyeter {וְיֶ֛תֶר | və-ye-ter} ‘and the rest’, a formula introducing supplementary material. The construct chain divrei Amon {דִּבְרֵ֥י אָמ֖וֹן | dib-rê ʾā-mōn} ‘words of Amon’ positions a plural noun in construct state with a proper name. The relative clause asher asah {אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה | ʾa-šer ʿā-sāh} ‘which he did’ specifies Amon’s actions. The interrogative halo hem ketuvim {הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים | ha-lō hēm kĕ-tū-vîm} ‘are they not written’ frames the question and anticipates reference to a written source. The prepositional phrase al sefer divrei hayamim lemalkei yehudah {עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה | ʿal sê-fer dib-rê ha-yā-mîm lᵉ-ma-lḵê yə-hū-dā} ‘in the book of the words of the days for the kings of Judah’ denotes the official chronicle. The English translation retains the Hebrew’s rhetorical question and construct relationships to preserve its historiographical style. |