| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the result marker al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-ken} introducing a consequence clause. The perfect verb asah {עָשָׂה | ʿā-sāh} together with the noun yitrah {יִתְרָה | yit-rāh} presents accumulated remainder. The conjunctive noun phrase ū-fe-qu-dā-tām {וּפְקֻדָּתָם | ū-pə-qū-ḏā-tām} adds stored goods. The preposition al {עַל | ʿal} with the locative phrase nakhal ha-aravim {נַחַל הָעֲרָבִים | na-ḥal hā-ʿa-rā-vim} designates destination, and the imperfect yissaum {יִשָּׂאוּם | yiś-śā-ʾûm} conveys the future action of carrying them away. |