| 4. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the narrative vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, shifting into direct discourse. The paired idiom kazoh…vekazeh {כָּזֹה…וְכָזֶה | kāzōh…wə-kāzēh} summarizes the ensuing report. The perfect verb asah {עָשָׂה | ʿāśāh} ‘he did’ with the benefactive li {לִי | lī} ‘for me’ highlights Mikhah’s action. Sequential vav-consecutive clauses vayyisqereni {וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִי | wayyiśqerenî} ‘and he hired me’ and waehilo {וָאֱהִי־ל֖וֹ | wāʾehî-law} ‘and I became for him’ maintain narrative progression, leading into the infinitive le-kohen {לְכֹהֵֽן | lə-kōhên} which expresses purpose ‘to be a priest.’ |