| 22. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with vatavo {וַתָּבוֹא֩ | va-ta-VO} ‘and she came’, using the vav consecutive to continue narrative flow. The prepositional phrase el kol ha’am {אֶל־כָּל־הָעָם | el kol hā-ʿām} marks the audience, while bechokhmatah {בְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּ | bə-ḥākh-ma-tāh} ‘with her wisdom’ functions instrumentally, attributing agency to the woman. The coordinated actions vayyikhrētu et rosh Sheva ben-Bikhri and vayyashlikhu el Yo’av link communal justice to the suppression of rebellion. The clause vayyitqa bashofar {וַיִּתְקַע בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר | va-yit-qa ba-sho-FAR} ‘he blew the ram’s horn’ serves as a military signal, followed by vayyaputsū me’al ha’ir ish le’ohalav {וַיָּפֻצוּ מֵֽעַל־הָעִ֖יר אִ֣ישׁ לְאֹהָלָ֑יו | va-ya-pu-TSU me-ʿāl hā-ʿîr ʾīš le-ʾō-hā-LAV}, a niphal imperfect indicating reflexive dispersal. The final ve-Yo’av shav Yerushalayim el ha-melekh {וְיוֹאָ֛ב שָׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏יִם אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ} closes the narrative with Joab’s return to royal order, preserving the sequence of resolution and restoration. |