| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the prepositional phrase livnei {לִבְנֵ֖י | lı̆v-neı̂} ‘to the sons of’, introducing the Levitical lineage rubric. It is followed by the proper noun qehat {קְהָ֑ת | qə-hā̆t} ‘Kohath’, specifying the family division. An appositive then identifies uriel {אוּרִיאֵ֣ל | ū-rı̆-ʾā-êl} ‘Uriel’, modified by the definite nominal phrase ha-sar {הַשָּׂ֔ר | hă-sār} ‘the leader’ to denote his authority. The conjunction ve-echav {וְאֶחָ֖יו | wə-ʾe-ḥā-v} ‘and his brothers’ links the broader kin unit. Finally, the additive numeral me'ah ve-esrim {מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים | mĕ-’ā-h wə-ʿe-śrı̂m} ‘one hundred and twenty’ completes the count according to Hebrew numeric order. The formal rendering preserves the list structure with “numbered,” while the dynamic smooths the rubric into a narrative statement, maintaining Hebrew cohesion and clarifying apposition without an auxiliary verb. |