| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the ordinal phrase vehattur harevi‘i {וְהַטּוּר֙ הָֽרְבִיעִ֔י | wə·hattûr hā·rebî‘î} ‘and the row the fourth’, introducing a sequential list. It is followed by the coordinate nouns tarshish, shoham, veyaspeh {תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ שֹׁ֖הַם וְיָשְׁפֵ֑ה | tar·šîš šō·ham wə·yāš·pēh} ‘beryl, onyx, and jasper’. The participial phrase musabot mishbetsot zahav {מֽוּסַבֹּ֛ת מִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹת זָהָ֖ב | mû·sabbôt miš·beṣ·ṣōt zā·hāv} functions adjectivally to specify that the stones were encircled in gold. The prepositional phrase bemilluotam {בְּמִלֻּאֹתָֽם | bə·mil·lu·’ō·tām} indicates the location of the settings. The passive rendering in English and the maintained Hebrew word order emphasize the artisans’ craftsmanship. |