| 28. Linguistic Exegesis The verse is a paratactic inventory of five toponyms linked by the prefixed conjunction vav. The first generic vachatser {וַחֲצַ֥ר | vaḥaṣaṭer} ‘settlement’ and the third uve'er {וּבְאֵ֥ר | uḇeʾēr} ‘well’ introduce the specific names shu'al {שׁוּעָ֛ל | šūʿāl} ‘Shual’ and šeḇaʿ {שֶׁ֖בַע | šeḇaʿ} ‘Sheba’. The final term uviḏziyōṯyāh {וּבִזְיוֹתְיָֽה | uḇiḏziyōṯyāh} ‘Biziothiah’ stands without a generic. Each vav {ו} functions coordinately to create a rhythmic sequence, rendered in English by commas and the conjunction “and” before the last item to mirror the Hebrew enumeration and preserve the generic qualifiers within the proper names. |