| 8. Linguistic Exegesis The verse unfolds through two sequential vav-consecutive actions: vayeshvu-bah {וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ־בָ֑הּ | va-yê-šəv-û-bāh} ‘and they dwelt in it’ followed by vayivnu {וַיִּבְנ֨וּ | va-yiv-nû} ‘and they built.’ In both verbs the prepositional suffix ba anchors the action to the location. The construct chain mikdash le-shim-kha {מִקְדָּ֖שׁ לְשִׁמְךָ֥ | miqdāš lə-šim-kha} expresses dedication of the structure to the divine name. The infinitive le-emor {לֵאמֹֽר | lê-ʾā-môr} functions as a discourse marker introducing the content of the inscription. The formal reconstruction mirrors Hebrew word order, whereas the dynamic rendering consolidates locative expressions for readability. |