| 26. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with vegam {וְגַם | wə-gam} ‘and also’, linking this entry to preceding officials. The phrase Ira {עִירָא | ʿî-rāˀ} hayāʼîrî {הַיָּאִרִי | hay-yā-ʾî-rî} functions as a nominal subject with the definite article marking lineage. Hāyāh {הָיָה | hā-yāh} serves as a copula, connecting the subject to its predicate. The predicate kōhēn {כֹהֵן | kō-hēn} ‘priest’ in absolute state takes lədāwîḏ {לְדָוִד | lə-ḏā-wîḏ} to indicate service toward David. English word order shifts to subject-verb-predicate and places the prepositional phrase after the noun for clarity. |