| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a paratactic series of clauses introduced with vav {וְ | wə} “and,” producing an accumulative portrait of armor. The construct phrase kova‘ nechoshet {כּוֹבַע נְחֹשֶׁת | kō·ḇa‘ nəḥôšeṯ} “helmet of bronze” specifies the material, while ‘al-rōšōw {עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ | ‘al rōšōw} marks spatial placement “upon his head.” The coordinate phrase shiryon qaśqašîm {שִׁרְיוֹן קַשְׂקַשִּׂים | širyôn qaśqašîm} “coat of mail of scales” layers protective detail, and the participle lāḇûš hû’ {לָבוּשׁ הוּא | lāḇûš hû’} “he was clothed” functions as a stative description. The clause u-mišqāl hašširyôn {וּמִשְׁקַל הַשִּׁרְיוֹן | û mišqāl hašširyôn} “and the weight of the coat of mail” introduces a measurement, concluding with the construct chain ḥămešet-’ălāp̄îm šeḳālîm nəḥôšeṯ {חֲמֵשֶׁת־אֲלָפִים שְׁקָלִים נְחֹשֶׁת | ḥămešet ’ălāp̄îm šeḳālîm nəḥôšeṯ} “five thousand shekels of bronze.” English rendering reflects the Hebrew’s step-by-step accumulation and preserves the structural emphasis on material, protection, and measure. |