| 19. Linguistic Exegesis The temporal expression ervei {עֶרְבֵי | ʿer-bê} sheloshah {שְׁלשָׁה | šĕ-lā-šā} forms a construct phrase meaning “third evening.” The imperfect verb yavo {יָבוֹא | yā-wōˀ} with prefixed vav sequences the action. The prepositional phrase el-hamakom {אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם | ʾel ham-mā-qōm} is specified by the relative clause asher-chavateti {אֲשֶׁר־חָבַאתִּי | ’ă-šer ḥā-ḇā-’ṯî}, marking prior concealment. The noun phrase haavanah Ezel {הַאֲבָנָה אֶזֶל | ha-’ă-ḇā-nā ’e-zel} identifies a fixed landmark. In the final clause, the imperfect verbs telekh {תֵּלֵךְ | tē-leḵ} and yi-ḥyeh {יִהְיֶה | yi-ḥyeh}, with the suffix ittakh {אִתָּךְ | ’it-tākh}, link a command and promised accompaniment. |