עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃

   ad-HEN-na

   until now
2. clause🔊 כִּ֧י לֹא־שָׁלֵ֛ם עֲוֺ֥ן הָאֱמֹרִ֖י עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃

   KI lo-sha-LEM a-VON ha-e-mo-RI ad-HEN-na

   for the iniquity of the Amorite is not complete until now
3. sentence🔊 וְד֥וֹר רְבִיעִ֖י יָשׁ֣וּבוּ הֵ֑נָּה כִּ֧י לֹא־שָׁלֵ֛ם עֲוֺ֥ן הָאֱמֹרִ֖י עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃

   ve-DOR re-vi-I ya-SHU-vu HEN-na KI lo-sha-LEM a-VON ha-e-mo-RI ad-HEN-na

   fourth and generation they will return here for the iniquity of the Amorite is not complete until now

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase ad-henah {עַד־הֵֽנָּה | ʿaḏ-hên-nāh} ‘until now / until here’ modifies shalem, emphasizing that the moral “measure” of Amorite guilt has not yet reached its divinely appointed limit. Syntactically, the Hebrew binds Israel’s future return to Canaan to the completion of the Amorites’ avon, portraying history as governed by measured divine justice. In translation, “in the fourth generation” captures the temporal force of ve-dor revi'i, while “return / come back” expresses the iterative nuance of yashuvu. Rendering shalem with “complete / full” in connection with avon reflects the underlying metaphor of a filling measure of guilt that must reach its threshold before judgment and Israel’s return occur.