| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a series of vav-consecutive verbs: va’ochez {וָֽאֹחֵ֤ז | wā’ō-ḵēz} ‘and I took hold’, va’anatcheha {וָֽאֲנַתְּחֶ֔הָ | wā’ănat-te-ḥeh-hā} ‘and I cut her in pieces’, va’ashalcheha {וֽ͏ָאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ | wā’ăšal-le-ḥeh-hā} ‘and I sent her’, conveying a rapid succession of the speaker’s actions. The phrase be-khol-s’de nachalat Yisrael {בְּכָל־שְׂדֵ֖ה נַחֲלַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bə-ḵōl šĕ-dê na-ĥă-lăt yĭs-rā’ēl} ‘in every territory of the inheritance of Israel’ denotes the entirety of the tribal lands. The conjunction ki introduces a causal clause with two parallel abstract nouns: zimmah {זִמָּ֥ה | zimmāh} ‘lewdness’ and nevalah {וּנְבָלָ֖ה | u-nĕ-vā-lāh} ‘disgrace’, heightening the moral atrocity. The translation preserves the Hebrew’s stark sequence and emphatic momentum. |