| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the negative conjunction velo {וְלֹא־ | wə-lō} ‘and not’, marking the cessation of appearances. The adverb ʿod {עוֹד | ʿô-ḏ} ‘again’ reinforces that no further manifestation follows. The Nifal infinitive leheraot {לְהֵרָאֹה | lə-hē-rā-ʼōṯ} conveys passive appearance, indicating the angel’s self-revelation. The prepositional phrases el-manoach {אֶל־מָנוֹחַ | ʼel-mā-nō-aḥ} and ve-el-ishto {וְאֶל־אִשְׁתּוֹ | wə-ʼel-ʼiš-tô} specify the recipients of the appearance. The temporal adverb az {אָז | ʼāz} marks a narrative pivot, after which the perfect verb yada {יָדַע | yā-ḏá} signals immediate cognition by Manoah. The clause ki-malakh {כִּֽי־מַלְאַךְ | kī-malʾā́ḵ}, the divine name Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}, and the pronoun hu {הוּא | hū} assert definitive identity. The formal maintains Hebrew structure and technical terms, while the dynamic smooths the sequence and emphasizes cognitive realization. |