Psalm 78/Notes/Lexical.v. 20.300801

v. 20 – On the function of הֵן to appeal to the common ground to set up a following speech act (in this case, the interrogative הֲגַם־לֶ֭חֶם י֣וּכַל תֵּ֑ת אִם־יָכִ֖ין שְׁאֵ֣ר לְעַמּֽוֹ), see Atkinson forthcoming ("הִנֵּה/הֵן constructions," in the Cambridge Grammar of Biblical Hebrew). Broadly considered a mirative particle, as per the gloss look, both הִנֵּה and הֵן vary on the mirative/surprising nature of their propositions.