| 16. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with vayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyômer} ‘and he said,’ marking the introduction of direct speech. The indirect object le-sarei ha-leviyim {לְשָׂרֵי הַלְוִיִּם | lə-sārê ha-lə-vî-yîm} identifies the Levite chiefs. The Hiphil infinitive construct le-ha-amid {לְהַעֲמִיד | lə-hā‘ămîd} plus the direct object marker et-acheihem {אֶת־אֲחֵיהֶם | ʾet-’ăḥêyĕhem} signals active assignment. The appositive ha-meshorerim {הַמְשֹׁרְרִים | ha-məšōrrērîm} clarifies who is appointed. The coordinated series bi-khelei-shir nevalim ve-kinorot u-metsiltayim {בִּכְלֵי־שִׁיר נְבָלִים וְכִנֹּרוֹת וּמְצִלְתָּיִם | bi-khelê-šîr nǝvālîm wǝ-ḵinnôrōṯ u-məṣiltāyîm} employs parallelism to list song instruments. The participle mashmiim {מַשְׁמִיעִים | mašmî‘îm} ‘making to be heard’ with the infinitive le-harim-be-qol {לְהָרִים־בְּקוֹל | lə-hārîm be-qōl} ‘to lift up with voice’ forms a purpose clause, concluding with le-simchah {לְשִׂמְחָה | lə-simḥâh} ‘for joy,’ and the Hiphil stem underscores deliberate liturgical expression. |