| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The verse unfolds as a sequence of legal directives linked by the vav consecutive. The initial command vehesirah {וְהֵסִירָה | vä·hê·sî·rā(h)} “and she shall remove” governs the construct simlat shivyah {שִׂמְלַת שִׁבְיָהּ | sîm·lat šîv·yā(h)} “garment of captivity,” emphasizing her release. The phrase me‘aleha {מֵעָלֶיהָ | mē·’ā·lê·hā} “from upon her” signals physical removal of status marker. The next clauses, veyashvah {וְיָשְׁבָה | vä·yā·šə·ḇāh} “and she shall dwell” and uvakhtah {וּבָכְתָה | ū·ḇā·ḵə·ṯāh} “and she shall weep,” describe her residence in beveitekha {בְּבֵיתֶךָ | bə·wê·ṯê·kā} “in your house” followed by lament. The construct yerach yamim {יֶרַח יָמִים | yè·raḥ yā·mîm} “a month of days” establishes the mourning period. The connector ve’achar ken {וְאַחַר כֵּן | wä·’aḥăr kên} “and after this” introduces the marital phase with tavo {תָּבוֹא | ṯā·ḇō·’} “you shall enter” and uve’altah {וּבְעַלְתָּהּ | ū·bə·’ăl·tāh} “and you shall marry her,” culminating in vehayetah lekha le’ishah {וְהָיְתָה לְךָ לְאִשָּׁה | wä·hā·yə·tāh lə·ḵā lə·’îš·šāh} “and she shall be for you for a wife.” The chaining of vav consecutive forms underscores procedural progression. |