| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav-consecutive wayyiqtol sequence vayittenuhu {וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֤הוּ | wayyiṭə-nūhû} ‘and they put him’ followed by vayevihu {וַיְבִאֻהוּ | wayyəḇīʾûhū} ‘and they brought him’, establishing a rapid narrative pace. The phrase basugar bachachim {בַסּוּגַר בַּחַחִים | bas-sûg̱ār baḥaḥîm} ‘in the enclosure with hooks’ underscores both physical confinement and implied humiliation. The prepositional clause el-melekh Bavel {אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֑ל | ʾel-mēleḵ Bāvel} ‘to the king of Babylon’ marks the transition to exile, and the Hiphil imperfect yeviuhu bametzodot {יְבִאֻהוּ בַּמְּצֹד֔וֹת | yəḇīʾûhū bam-mə-ṣō-ḏōṯ} ‘they bring him into strongholds’ indicates ongoing captivity. The purpose clause lemaʿan lo-yishama kolo od el-harei yisrael {לְמַעַן לֹא־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע קוֹל֛וֹ ע֖וֹד אֶל־הָרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | lə-maʿan lōʾ-yiššāmaʿ qōlô ʿōḏ ʾel-hārê yiśrāʾēl} ‘so that his voice would no longer be heard on the mountains of Israel’ uses the negative particle lo with the Nifal imperfect to express irrevocable silencing. The construct chain hārê yiśrāʾēl ‘mountains of Israel’ fuses geography with national identity. The translation preserves the Hebrew paratactic structure and maintains the thematic emphasis on complete defeat. |