| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with vayhi {וַיְהִי | wa-yə-hî} ‘and it came to pass’, a standard Hebrew narrative marker. The construct expression devar-Yahweh {דְבַר־יְהוָה | də-var Yə-hō-wāh} functions as subject, signifying a direct divine utterance. The prepositional phrase elai {אֵלַי | ʾê-lay} indicates the recipient of the oracle, and the adverb shenit {שֵׁנִית | šē-nît} specifies its repetition. The infinitive leemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾmōr} introduces the forthcoming message. English subject-verb-object order highlights “word” to emphasize divine authority. |