| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with vatitslach {וַתִּצְלַ֨ח | va-tits-lakh}, using the vav consecutive with the hitpael imperfect to signal sudden divine action. The collocation ruach {ר֣וּחַ | rū·aḥ} with Yahweh forms a theophanic expression indicating divine empowerment. The piel verb vayeshassehu {וַֽיְשַׁסְּעֵ֙הוּ֙ | va-ye-shas-se-hu} conveys intensive tearing, and the infinitive construct ke-shassea {כְּשַׁסַּ֣ע | kə-šas-saʿ} introduces a simile with hagedi {הַגְּדִ֔י | ha-ge-dī}, “young goat.” The phrase umeumah ein beyado {וּמְא֖וּמָה אֵ֣ן בְּיָד֑וֹ | ū-mə-ʾū-mā ʾên bə-yā-dō} emphasizes the absence of any means. The conjunction velo {וְלֹ֤א | wə-lōʾ} links to the hiphil perfect higid {הִגִּיד֙ | hi-gīḏ}, introducing an indirect report clause with et asher asah {אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה | ʾêt ʾă-šer ʿā-sāh}. The English rendering shifts to subject-verb-object order for clarity while preserving the Hebrew’s comparative and emphatic structures. |