| 4. Linguistic Exegesis The imperative aleh {עֲלֵה | ʿă-lêh} issues a direct command, followed by the prepositional phrase el khilqiyyahu {אֶל־חִלְקִּיָּהוּ | ʾel ḥil-qî-yā-hû} identifying the addressee. The compound title ha-kohen ha-gadol {הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּד֔וֹל | ha-ḵō-hên ha-ḡā-dôl} preserves Hebrew hierarchical ordering as “high priest.” The Hiphil imperfect ve-yattem {וְיַתֵּ֣ם | wə-yaṯ-têm} conveys a causative instruction specifically to tally the resources. The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the noun phrase ha-kesef ha-muva {הַכֶּ֔סֶף הַמּוּבָ֖א | ha-ké-sef ha-mū-ḇāʾ}, where the Nifal participle ha-muva carries a completed action with ongoing relevance. The relative clause asher asfu shomrei ha-saf {אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָסְפ֛וּ שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּ֖ף | ʾă-šer ʾas-fū šō-mrê ha-saf} precisely defines the source of the silver. English renders the VSO word order as SVO to clarify the relationship between divine command and priestly administration. |