| 16. Linguistic Exegesis This verse begins with vayemaher {וַיְמַהֵר | wayyəmāhēr} ‘and he hurried’ followed by vayered {וַיֵּרֶד | wayyēred} ‘and he went down’, establishing immediate action. The Hebrew construct chain ben-Gera ben-hayemini {בֶּן־גֵּרָא בֶּן־הַיְמִינִי | ben-gerāʾ ben-haymīnī} presents lineage by parent and tribal identity. The relative clause asher mibachurim {אֲשֶׁר מִבָּחוּרִים | ’ašer mibbāḥūrīm} specifies origin. The idiomatic im-ish Yehudah {עִם־אִישׁ יְהוּדָה | ʿim-ʾīš yəhûḏāh} ‘with the men of Judah’ uses singular ish collectively. The prepositional infinitive likrat {לִקְרַאת | liqrāʾṯ} ‘to meet’ governs the direct object phrase the king David. English reorders elements for clarity while preserving genealogical and directional nuance. |