| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | va-yo-MER} marking a divine speech introduction, followed by the subject Yahweh {יְהוָה֙ | Yə-hō-WĀH}. The paired interrogatives ad-anah {עַד־אָ֥נָה | ʿad-ʾā-NŌ·wāh} “until when” frame rhetorical questions expressing divine frustration. The Piel verb yenatzuni {יְנַאֲצֻנִי | yə-na-ʿa-TSU-nî} conveys active contempt and the negative lo-yaaminu {לֹא־יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ | lōʾ-ya-ʾa-MĪ-nû} shows progressive unbelief. The prepositional phrase bi bekhol ha-otot {בִי בְּכֹל הָֽאֹת֔וֹת | bî bə-KHŌL hā-ʾō-ṯŌT} “in all the signs” emphasizes the extent of divine demonstration. The perfect asiti {עָשִׂ֖יתִי | ʿā-SĪ-tî} anchors completed divine actions, and bekirbo {בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ | bə-qir-BŌ} “in His midst” underscores the proximity of these acts to the people, preserving Hebrew’s thematic focus on divine presence. |