| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative marker vayehi {וַיְהִי֙ | wa-yə-hî} signals a new event through the vav consecutive Qal imperfect. The prefixed infinitive construct kir’otah {כִּרְאוֹתָ֔הּ | kir-ʾô-tāh} ‘when she saw’ establishes a temporal clause, and the conjunction ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} ‘that’ introduces the content clause azav bigdo beyadah {עָזַב בִּגְד֖וֹ בְּיָדָ֑הּ | ʿā-zav big-dô bə-yā-dāh}, highlighting how Joseph’s garment came into her hand. The construct chain bigdo beyadah stresses possession, while the second vav consecutive with vayanas {וַיָּ֖נָס | wa-yā-nas} ‘and he fled’ advances the action. The adverbial noun hachutsah {הַחֽוּצָה | ha-ḥû-tsāh} ‘to the outside’ completes the directional sequence, resulting in a concise depiction of Joseph’s escape and her sudden realization. |