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וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁר־נִלְחֲמ֥וּ בְנֵֽי־עַמֹּ֖ון עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ זִקְנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד לָקַ֥חַת אֶת־יִפְתָּ֖ח מֵאֶ֥רֶץ טֹֽוב׃ (Judges 11:5) And it came to pass, when the sons of ʿAmmon fought with Yisraʾel, that the elders of Gilʿad went to take Yiphtaḥ from the land of Ṭov. Methodological Orientation This study examines the verse through the lens of Biblical Hebrew syntax, clause structure, and narrative pragmatics. The verse functions as a transitional moment in narrative discourse, linking military conflict with political initiative. The grammatical architecture reveals how crisis generates action, and how temporal framing governs narrative progression.… Learn Hebrew