| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav-consecutive perfect vehayetah {וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה | wə-hā-yə-ṯā} ‘and it was’, which introduces the head noun haptsirah {הַפְּצִירָה | hap-ṣî-rāh} ‘sharpening’. This is followed by a paratactic series of prepositional phrases—pim {פִ֗ים | pîm} plus lamacharesot {לַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙ | lammaḥ-rē-šōṯ} ‘for the plowshares’, wəla’ētim {וְלָ֣אֵתִ֔ים | wə-lā-’ē-ṯîm} ‘and for the mattocks’, wəlišlōš qilšôn {וְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ קִלְּשׁ֖וֹן | wə-li-šlōš qil-šôn} ‘and for three-pronged forks’, ūləhakkarḏumîm {וּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑ים | ū-lə-hak-kar-ḏum-îm} ‘and for the axes’. The final infinitive construct phrase ūləhaṣîḇ haddār·bān {וּלְהַצִּ֖יב הַדָּרְבָֽן | ū-lə-ha-ṣîḇ ha-dār-bān} ‘and for setting the goad’ completes the list. The repeated vav-conjunction and preposition structure emphasize each separate fee, a pattern preserved in the English translation. |