| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The opening verb anu {עֲנוֹ | ʿă-nō} ‘they answered’ and the noun tinyanut {תִנְיָנ֖וּת | tin-yā-nût} ‘a second time’ set a tone of repeated petition. The conjunction-verb veamrin {וְאָמְרִ֑ין | wə-ʾam-rīn} ‘and they said’ advances the dialogue. The jussive yeamar {יֵאמַ֥ר | yē-ʾa-mar} ‘let him tell’ constitutes a formal appeal to the king, followed by leavdohi {לְעַבְד֖וֹהִי | lə-ʿav-dō-hî} ‘to his servants,’ marking the speakers’ status. The coordinating waw upishra {וּפִשְׁרָ֥ה | û-piš-rā(h)} ‘and interpretation’ introduces the result clause, while nehachaveh {נְהַחֲוֵֽה | nə-hă-ḥă-wê(h)} ‘we will show’ in the causative expresses the promise of revelation. The Aramaic jussive and causative stems undergird the English imperatives and assurances. |