| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive ve-yitnûhû {וְיִתְּנֻהוּ | wə-yit-tə-nû-hû} ‘and they shall give it,’ signaling sequential action, followed by a parallel ve-yitnû {וְיִתְּנוּ | wə-yit-tə-nû} ‘and they shall give.’ The idiom ʿal-yād ōšê hammə-lāḵāh {עַל־יַד עֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָה | ʿal-yāḏ ō-šê hammə-lā-ḵāh} ‘into the hand of those doing the work’ conveys entrusted authority, further specified by hammupqaddîm {הַמֻּפְקָדִים | hammup-qad-dîm} ‘overseers.’ The purpose clause introduced by lə-ḥazzêq {לְחַזֵּק | lə-ḥazzêq} ‘to strengthen’ governs bedeq {בֶּ֥דֶק | bedeq} ‘breach,’ and the repeated locus be-vêṯ hammə-lāḵāh Yahweh anchors the action within the LORD’s sanctuary. |