| 10. Linguistic Exegesis vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayhî} ‘and it happened’ functions as a wayyiqtol clause that introduces a new event in sequence. kedabber {כְּדַבֵּר | kədabbēr}, a Piel infinitive construct with kə, creates a temporal clause “as he spoke,” indicating simultaneous action. The expression adat benei Yisrael {עֲדַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʿăḏaṯ bənê-yiśrāʾēl} specifies Aaron’s audience. The wayyiqtol vayifnu {וַיִּפְנוּ | wayyipnû} ‘and they turned’ denotes the congregation’s responsive movement toward ʾel ha-midbar {אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּר | ʾel-hammidbār}. vehineh {וְהִנֵּה | wəhinnēh} ‘and behold’ signals a theophanic introduction. The construct kevod Yahweh {כְּבוֹד יְהוָה | kəvōḏ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘the glory of the LORD’ functions as the subject of nirʾah {נִרְאָה | nirʾāh}, emphasizing the visible manifestation, while beʿānān {בֶּעָנָן | beʿānān} ‘in cloud’ situates this revelation within the cloud motif that both reveals and veils the divine. |