| 30. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} introducing direct speech. The prepositional phrase el hamelekh {אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾel-hammeleḵ} marks respectful address. The sequence gam et hakol yikkakh {גַּם אֶת־הַכֹּל יִקַּח | gam ʾet hakkōl yiqqāḥ} places the direct object marker before hakol, emphasizing total relinquishment. The temporal clause acharei asher-ba-adoni hamelekh {אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־בָּא־אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾaḥărê ʾăšer-bāʾ-ʾăḏonî hammeleḵ} “after my lord the king has come” joins with the locative beshalom el beito {בְּשָׁלוֹם אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ | bəšālôm ʾel-bêṯô}, conveying arrival with restored completeness. |