| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The clause opens with wayyarkivu {וַיַּרְכִּ֜יבוּ | wayyarqîḇû} ‘and they caused to ride,’ a vav-prefixed Hiphil form that advances the storyline and portrays the action as deliberate placement and conveyance. The object is marked by et-aron {אֶת־אֲר֤וֹן | ʾeṯ-ʾărōn}, followed immediately by the genitive-like apposition aron haelohim {אֲר֤וֹן הָאֱלֹהִים֙ | ʾărōn hāʾĕlōhîm} ‘ark of the God,’ which identifies the ark by its sacred ownership. The prepositional phrase al-agalah hadashah {עַל־עֲגָלָ֣ה חֲדָשָׁ֔ה | ʿal-ʿăgālā ḥăḏāšā} ‘on a new cart’ places the means of transport in the foreground, with the adjective following the noun in typical Hebrew order. Mibbeit avinadav {מִבֵּ֖ית אֲבִינָדָ֑ב | mibbēyṯ ʾăvīnādāv} functions as a source phrase, specifying the point of departure. The coordination veuzza veachyo {וְעֻזָּ֣א וְאַחְי֔וֹ | wəʿuzzāʾ wəʾaḥyô} introduces the human agents, and the participial predicate nohagim baagalah {נֹהֲגִ֖ים בָּעֲגָלָֽה | nōhăgîm bāʿăgālā} ‘guiding in the cart’ depicts ongoing control of the cart during the movement. English reorders elements into a smoother main clause while preserving the Hebrew emphasis on the sacred cargo, the conveyance, and the continuous guidance. |