| 28. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative opens with the vav-consecutive verb vayavo'u {וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vay·yā·ḇō·ʾû} ‘and they came’, signaling sequential action. The proper noun Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yĕ·rû·šā·lá·yim} functions as the destination. A coordinated series of prepositional phrases—bi-nevalim {בִּנְבָלִ֥ים | bi·nə·ḇā·lîm}, ū·bə·kîn·ô·rôt {וּבְכִנֹּר֖וֹת | ū·bə·kîn·ô·rôt}, ū·va·ḥă·ṣō·ṣe·rôt {וּבַחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת | ū·va·ḥă·ṣō·ṣe·rôt}—lists musical instruments in ascending order, enhancing the sense of a grand worship procession. The directional construct el־beit Yahweh {אֶל־בֵּ֖ית יְהוָֽה | ʾel-bêṯ yə·hô·wāh} (‘to the house of the LORD’) culminates the sequence, underscoring the sacred focus of the gathering. |