| 24. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the interjection vehinneh {וְהִנֵּ֨ה | wə-hinnēh} introducing a dramatic narrative shift. The additive gam {גַם | gam} links Zadok {צָד֜וֹק | ṣādōq} to the preceding context. The participle nosim {נֹֽשְׂאִם֙ | nōśᵉʾîm} governs the direct object marker et and the noun aron {אֲרוֹן֙ | ʾărôn}, modified by berit {בְּרִ֣ית | bə-rît} in construct with haelohim {הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm}. The verb vayyatsiku {וַיַּצִּ֙קוּ֙ | way-yaṣ-ṣî-qû} shifts focus to the ark’s placement. The sequence moves to vayya’al {וַיַּ֖עַל | way-yaˁal}, marking Abiathar’s ascent. The temporal clause ad tom {עַד־תֹּ֥ם | ˁad tōm} ‘until completion’ introduces the terminus, followed by laavor {לַעֲב֥וֹר | lă-ˁă-vôr} ‘to pass over,’ indicating the people’s departure. Converting Hebrew parataxis into two English sentences preserves narrative flow and theological emphasis. |