| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the historical present legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he says,’ which vividly introduces direct speech. The particle de {δὲ | dè} serves as a mild adversative conjunction linking Abraham’s response to the prior dialogue. The subject Abraam {Ἀβραάμ | á-bra-am} follows the verb in typical narrative Greek word order for emphasis. The verb echousi {Ἔχουσι | é-khou-si} governs the coordinated accusative objects mousea kai tous prophētas {Μωϋσέα καὶ τοὺς προφήτας | mōu-sé-a kai tous prophḗ-tas}, compressing the Law and the Prophets into a single referent for existing revelation. The aorist imperative akousatōsan {ἀκουσάτωσαν | a-kou-sá-tō-san} issues a third-person command ‘let them hear,’ with the genitive autōn {αὐτῶν | au-tṓn} functioning as a genitive of reference (‘from them’), naturally rendered in English as a direct object ‘them’ to convey responsive obedience. This structure underscores the sufficiency of Scripture and the authoritative obligation to heed it. |