| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with wayyashev {וַיָּ֨שֶׁב | wayyāšeb} ‘and he returned’, where the vav-consecutive advances the narrative progression. The proper nouns tsadok {צָד֧וֹק | Ṣādōq} and evyatar {וְאֶבְיָתָ֛ר | wə-’ĕḇyāṯār} serve as the acting subjects. The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks the definite direct object aron {אֲר֥וֹן | ʾārōn}, which in construct with haelohim {הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | hā-’ĕlōhîm} yields “ark of God.” Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | Yĕrūšālayim} indicates direction to Jerusalem. The clause closes with wayyēšebū {וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ | wayyēšebū} ‘and they remained’ plus the locative adverb šām {שָֽׁם | šām} ‘there’, conveying their settled presence. |