| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The sequential imperatives takhin {תָּכִ֣ין | tā·ḵî·n} ‘prepare’ and veshilashta {וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ | wə·šil·lā·š·tā} ‘divide into three’ are connected by the vav-consecutive to form a compound directive. The construct phrase gevul artzekha {גְּב֣וּל אַרְצְךָ | gə·ḇul ʾăr·ṣə·ḵā} ‘boundary of your land’ is modified by the relative clause asher yanchilekha Yahweh elohekha {אֲשֶׁר יַנְחִֽילְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | ’ă·šer yan·ḥî·lê·ḵā Yə·hō·wāh ʾĕ·lō·hê·ḵā}, attributing ownership to divine agency. The result clause vehayah lanus shamah kol rotseach {וְהָיָה לָנ֥וּס שָׁמָּה כָּל־רֹצֵֽחַ | wə·hā·yāh lā·nûs šām·mā kol rō·ṣē·aḥ} utilizes an infinitive construct plus purpose to denote refuge provision. English rendering preserves Hebrew verb-object-relative ordering and the emphatic thematic link between divine allotment and sanctuary provision. |