| 20. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative employs the vav-consecutive verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and said’, introducing direct divine speech. The subject–predicate order places the divine name Yahweh {יְהוָ֔ה | Yəhôwāh} ‘LORD’ before the verb salakhti {סָלַ֖חְתִּי | sālāḥtî} ‘I have forgiven’, emphasizing the completed act of pardon. The prepositional construct kidvarekha {כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ | kî-dǝwārēḵā} ‘according to your word’ links forgiveness to Moses’ intercession, with kî functioning as a subordinating particle of measure or cause. The brevity and paratactic structure accentuate the immediacy and authority of the divine response. |