| 4. Linguistic Exegesis The verb vayyiten {וַיִּתֵּ֞ן | way·yit·tên} employs the vav-consecutive to signal sequential action. The phrase lifnei aron Yahweh {לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן יְהוָה | li·pnê ʼǎ·rōn yhō·wāh} establishes spatial proximity to the ark in the LORD’s presence. The construct min-haleviim meshartim {מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֖ם מְשָׁרְתִים | min-hă·lĕ·wî·yim mə·šär·tîm} indicates partitive selection for Levite service. The coordinated infinitives u-le-hazkir, u-le-hodot, and u-le-halel present a triadic liturgical sequence. The final clause la-Yahweh Elohei Yisrael {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | la·yhō·wāh ʼĕ·lō·hê yis·rä·ʼêl} ties these duties to the covenant God of Israel. |