| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative employs the vav consecutive in vatikkach {וַתִּקַּ֤ח | vat-tiqqāḥ} ‘and she took’ and vatitsok {וַתִּצֹ֣ק | vat-tiṣôq} ‘and she poured’, marking sequential action. The compound et-ha-masret {אֶת־הַמַּשְׂרֵת | ʾet-ha-mas-rêṯ} signals the direct object “the pan.” Lefanav {לְפָנָ֔יו | le-pā-nāw} ‘before him’ specifies spatial orientation. Vayema’en {וַיְמָאֵ֖ן | wayyimāʾēn} in the Piel stem indicates emphatic refusal. The infinitive leʾekhol {לֶאֱכ֑וֹל | le-ʾeḵōl} marks purpose or result. Amnon’s imperative hōṣīʾū {הוֹצִ֤יאוּ | hōṣîʾū} ‘bring out’ directs the crowd’s removal. The repetition of kol-’îš {כָל־אִישׁ | kol-’îš} and prepositional phrases mē‘ālāy/mē‘ālāw {מֵעָלַי/מֵעָלָיו | mē-‘ālāy/mē-‘ālāw} underscores the action’s exclusivity and creates a chiasm around privacy. English translation preserves the sequence and force of commands while adjusting word order for clarity. |