| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the conjunctive prefix vav {וְ | wə-} 'and', introducing the first noun phrase. That phrase forms a construct chain mitschat neḥōšet {מִצְחַ֥ת נְחֹשֶׁת | mits-chaṯ ne-ḥō-shet} 'greaves of bronze', reflecting a material relationship. A prefixed prepositional phrase ʿal-raglāw {עַל־رַגְלָ֑יו | ʿal-rag-lāw} 'on his legs' marks location, combining the preposition ʿal with a possessive suffix. The conjunction wə- {וְ | wə-} then links the second construct chain kiḏōn neḥōšet {כִיד֥וֹן נְחֹשֶׁת | ki-dōn ne-ḥō-shet} 'javelin of bronze', followed by the locative phrase bēn-ketēp̄āw {בֵּ֥ין כְּתֵפָֽיו | bēn-ke-tē-p̄āw} 'between his shoulders'. This parallel structure foregrounds Goliath’s armament by coordinating two noun phrases with precise locative modifiers. |