| 14. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the interjection ve-hinneh {וְהִנֵּה֙ | wə-hin-nēh} to introduce a narrative pivot. The main clause holid ben {הוֹלִ֣יד בֵּ֔ן | hō-lîḏ bēn} establishes a generational contrast. The sequence vayyar et kol chatot aviv asher asah {וַיַּ֕רְא אֶת־כָּל־חַטֹּ֥את אָבִ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה | wa-yarʾ ʾeṯ kāl ḥaṭ-ṭōʾṯ ʾā-ḇîw ʾă-šer ʿā-śāh} functions as a relative clause detailing the son’s awareness of his father’s completed wrongdoing. The repetition in vayireh {וַיִּרְאֶ֕ה | wa-yir-ʾeh} intensifies witnessing, leading into the negative clause velo yaaseh kahen {וְלֹ֥א יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה כָּהֵֽן | wə-lōʾ ya-ʿă-śeh kā-hēn}, which marks the deliberate moral break. The interplay of perfect and wayyiqtol forms contrasts completed past actions with potential conduct. The adverbial demonstrative kahen encapsulates the pattern the son refuses to replicate. |