| 19. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative sequence begins with the vav-consecutive on vayakumu {וַיָּקֻמוּ | wayyāqûmū} “stood up,” introducing haleviyim {הַלְוִיִּם | haləvîyîm} “the Levites.” Construct chains min-benei hakkehatim {מִן-בְּנֵי הַקְּהָתִים | min-bənê hakkəhātîm} and ū-min-benei haqqārḥîm {וּמִן-בְּנֵי הַקָּרְחִים | ū-min-bənê haqqārḥîm} specify Kohathite and Korahite lineage. The purpose infinitive lehallel {לְהַלֵּל | ləhallēl} “to praise” governs laYHWH {לַיהוָה | lā-yəhôwāh} and elohei Yisrael {אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾĕlōhê yisrāʾēl} as worship targets. The instrumental phrase beqol gadol lema'alah {בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל לְמָעְלָה | bəqōl gādôl lə-maʿălā} conveys intensification, rendered in formal as “with an exceedingly loud voice” and in dynamic as “as powerfully as they could,” capturing the Hebrew emphasis on volume and height. |