| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The prepositional heading livnei {לִבְנֵי | liḇnê} ‘to the sons of’ introduces genealogical affiliation. The name Uzziel {עֻזִּיאֵל | ʿûzziyāʼēl} functions as an ancestral anchor, followed by Amminadab {עַמִּינָדָב | ʿammî-nāḏāḇ} in apposition. The term haśśār {הַשָּׂר | haśśār} indicates official rank, and the conjunction wĕ’ăḥāyw {וְאֶחָיו | wĕ’ăḥāyw} ‘and his brothers’ expands the group. The numerals mēʼāh {מֵאָה | mēʼāh} ‘one hundred’ + ušnêym {וּשְׁנֵים | ušnêym} ‘and two’ + ʻāśār {עָשָׂר | ʻāśār} ‘ten’ demonstrate the Hebrew additive cardinal structure (hundreds + units). This sequence—genealogical marker + leader title + kinship extension + enumeration—reflects the formulaic pattern of Israelite tribal records. |