| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav-consecutive form vaʾered {וָאֵרֵד | wā-ʾē-rēḏ} indicating a sequential narrative action. The construct phrase beit ha-yotser {בֵּית הַיּוֹצֵר | bêt ha-yō-ṣēr} denotes the artisan’s workshop. The interjection ve-hinneh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hin-nēh} shifts focus to the scene in progress. The pronoun hu {הוּא | hū} with the participle oseh {עֹשֶׂה | ʿō-śê} portrays ongoing activity. The noun melakhah {מְלָאכָה | məlā-ḵāh} and the prepositional phrase al-ha-avnayim {עַל־הָאָבְנָיִם | ʿal-hā-ʾavnā-yim} specify the potter’s engagement with his dual-stone apparatus. |