| 27. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with ve-David {וְדָוִד | wə-dā-wîd}, “and David,” followed by the Pual participle mekhurbal {מְכֻרְבָּל | mə-ḵur-bal} “wrapped, clothed,” introducing the king’s ceremonial garment. The phrase bi-me-ʿîl {בִּמְעִיל | bi-me-ʿîl} būṣ {בּוּץ | būṣ} “in a robe of fine linen” specifies both vestment and material. The coordinated clause wə-chōl-ha-lə-wî-yîm han-nō-sə-ʾîm {וְכָל־הַלְוִיִּם הַנֹּשְׂאִים} pairs “all the Levites” with the participle “carrying,” and the direct object marker ʾet {אֶת־} introduces hā-ʾā-rôn {הָאָרוֹן | hā-ʾā-rôn} “the ark.” The two appearances of wə-ham-šō-rə-rîm {וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים | wə-ham-šō-rə-rîm} frame the singers before and after u-kə-nan-yāh hā-sār ham-ma-ṣāʾ {וּכְנַנְיָה הַשַּׂר הַמַּשָּׂא}, highlighting Kenaniah’s role as master of the song with the singers. The closing phrase wə-ʿal-dā-wîd ʾē-phōd bād {וְעַל־דָּוִד אֵפוֹד בָּד} “and upon David {was} an ephod of linen” emphasizes the sacred nature of his vestment. Hebrew word order groups participants by function, and the repetition of key terms creates parallelism reflected in the English structure. |