| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew construct chain u-mishkan {וּמִשְׁכַּ֣ן | ū-miškān} ‘tabernacle’ + Yahweh links the sacred structure to its divine owner, followed by the relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} introducing asah {עָשָׂ֨ה | ʿāśâ} + Mosheh {מֹשֶׁ֧ה | Mōšeh} ba-midbar {בַמִּדְבָּ֛ר | ba-midbār} to specify its origin. The coordinating conjunction u-mizbeach {וּמִזְבַּ֥ח | ū-mizbēaḥ} links the altar, with ha-olah {הָעוֹלָ֖ה | hā-ʿōlāh} defining its function as a burnt offering. The temporal phrase ba-et {בָּעֵ֣ת | bā-ʿēt} ha-hi {הַהִ֑יא | ha-hīy} situates the narrative, and the locative sequence ba-bamah {בַּבָּמָ֖ה | bab-bāmah} be-givon {בְּגִבְעֽוֹן | bə-gībʿōn} specifies cultic elevation and geographic setting. In English the relative clause appears as “that Moses had built” to mirror asher+asah, and “stood” preserves the Hebrew vav-linked subjects in a single statement. |