| 26. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the conjunction and perfect verb sequence uvau {וּבָ֣אוּ | û-ḇā-ʾû} ‘and they will come’, establishing the arrival of worshippers. It then lists multiple prepositional constructs—me'arei- {מֵעָרֵֽי־ | mê-ʿā-rê} ‘from the cities of’, umissvivot {וּמִסְּבִיב֨וֹת | û-mis-sə-ḇî-ḇōṯ} ‘from the surroundings of’, ume'erets {וּמֵאֶ֣רֶץ | û-mê-ʾe-reṣ} ‘from the land of’, umin-hashefela {וּמִן־הַשְּׁפֵלָ֤ה | û-min haš-p̄ê-lāh} ‘from the lowland’, umin-hahar {וּמִן־הָהָר֙ | û-min hā-hār} ‘from the hill country’, umin-hanegev {וּמִן־הַנֶּ֔גֶב | û-min han-ne-ḡev} ‘from the Negev’—which specify the diverse regions. The Hiphil participle mevi'im {מְבִאִ֛ים | mə-ḇi-ʾîm} ‘bringing’ introduces a sequence of offerings—olah {עֹלָ֥ה | ʿō-lāh} ‘burnt offering’, zevach {זֶ֖בַח | ze-ḇaḥ} ‘sacrifice’, minchah {מִנְחָ֣ה | min-ḥāh} ‘grain offering’, lebonah {לְבוֹנָ֑ה | lə-ḇō-nāh} ‘frankincense’—in ascending cultic value. A second participle umevei {וּמְבִאֵ֥י | û-mə-ḇi-ʾê} ‘bringing’ shifts to todah {תוֹדָ֖ה | tō-ḏāh} ‘thanksgiving’, highlighting communal praise. The construct beit Yahweh {בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה | bêṯ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘house of the LORD’ identifies the temple as the focal location of worship, underscoring the covenant relationship with Yahweh. |