| 8. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a repeated introductory phrase ve’immahem {וְעִמָּהֶם | wə-‘immā́hēm} “and with them” to group two distinct cohorts. The first ve’immahem + haLeviyyim {הַלְּוִיִּים | hal·lewiyyı̂yim} frames an appositional list of nine Levite names, each joined by the conjunction vav, marking enumeration. The compound name Tob-Adonijah reinforces individual identity by repeating the group marker haLeviyyim. The second ve’immahem signals a shift to Elishama and Jehoram, who are defined by the noun haKohanim {הַכֹּהֲנִים | hak·kō·hā·nı̂m}, concluding the parallel structure. English rendering preserves the Hebrew coordination and emphasis through parallel clauses and punctuation. |