| 15. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav consecutive vayimrod-bo {וַיִּמְרָד־בּוֹ | wayyimrāḏ-bô}, a narrative perfect form marking a shift to rebellion. The infinitive chain lishloach {לִשְׁלֹחַ | lišlōaḥ}–latet-lo {לָתֶת־לוֹ | lāṯeṯ-lô} susim {סוּסִים | sūsîm} ve-am-rav {וְעַם־רָב | wəʿam-rāḇ} creates a purpose clause in Qal and Hifil infinitive constructs describing the means of revolt by foreign alliances. A series of rhetorical questions hayitzlach {הֲיִצְלָח | hăyiṣlāḥ} and hayimmalet {הֲיִמָּלֵט | hăyimmālēṭ} challenge the possibility of success or escape. The participle ha-oseh {הָעֹשֵׂה | hāʿōśēh} with demonstrative elleh {אֵלֶּה | ʾēlleh} emphasizes the actor’s guilt. The final interrogatives with wehefer {וְהֵפֵר | wəhēp̄ēr} berit {בְּרִית | bə-rît} ve-nimlat {וְנִמְלָט | wənimlāṭ} highlight the theological impossibility of covenant violation leading to deliverance. The Hebrew word order and verbal patterns underscore cause-and-effect and the futility of relying on political betrayal over divine fidelity. |