| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with ka'asher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾă-šer} ‘as/just as’, introducing a comparative clause that links divine instruction to human action. The completed command by tsivvah {צִוָּה | ṣîw-wāh} ‘he commanded’ from Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} takes et-Mosheh {אֶת־מֹשֶׁה | ʾet-mō-šêh} ‘into Moses’ as its direct object. The adverb kên {כֵּן | kên} ‘so’ affirms that response, leading into asu {עָשׂוּ | ʿā-sû} ‘they did’, which expresses Israel’s fulfilled obedience. A shift occurs with the vav-consecutive in vayyakhleku {וַיַּחְלְקוּ | way-yaḥ-lĕ-qû} ‘and they divided’, signaling the ensuing action of allotting the territory. The repeated et-markers delineate direct objects clearly, and the definite article on ha'aretz {הָאָרֶץ | hā-ʾā-reṣ} ‘the land’ underscores its specificity. |