| 18. Linguistic Exegesis This verse is a verbless continuation of a larger territorial list, consisting only of three coordinated toponyms. Each item is introduced with prefixed vav (וְ / וּ), creating a polysyndetic chain that slows the pace and marks each town as a distinct component of the allotment: ve-yahatsah {וְיַהְצָה | vĕ-yaḥ-ṣāh} ‘and Jahaz’, u-qedemot {וּקְדֵמֹת | ū-qĕ-dēmōṯ} ‘and Kedemoth’, u-mefaat {וּמֵפָעַת | ū-mē-pā-ʿaṯ} ‘and Mephaath’. Because Hebrew can list names without an explicit verb, English supplies list punctuation (commas) while preserving the repeated “and,” which reflects the Hebrew rhythm and signals simple addition rather than hierarchy among the places. |