| 24. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with hinneh {הִנֵּה | hĭn-nēh} ‘behold’, signaling an emphatic proposition. The construct chain bitti ha-betulah {בִתִּי הַבְּתוּלָה | bit-tî ha-bə-tû-lāh} marks possession and status for “my daughter the virgin.” The vav conjunction links ū-pilegshêhû {וּפִילַגְשֵׁהוּ | ū-pi-lag-šê-hû} “his concubine” in parallel. The Hiphil cohortative ’ōtsi’ah-nâ {אוֹצִיאָה־נָּא | ’ō-ṣî-’āh-nâ} followed by the vav-consecutive wā-‘ă-sû {וַעֲשׂוּ | wā-‘ă-sû} and imperative wə-‘ănnû {וְעַנּוּ | wə-‘ăn-nû} constructs a sequence of entreaty and commands. The idiom ha-ṭôv bə-’ênê-ḵem {הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם | ha-ṭôv bə-’ê-nê-ḵem} conveys subjective judgment. The adversative wə-lā-’îš ha-zzêh {וְלָאִישׁ הַזֶּה | wə-lā-’îš ha-zzêh} “but to this man” introduces prohibition, culminating in the noun phrase han-nə-vā-lāh ha-zzôt {הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּאת | han-nə-vā-lāh ha-zzôt} “this disgraceful thing,” defining the moral boundary. English ordering is adjusted for clarity while retaining Hebrew emphasis and imperatives. |