| 38. Linguistic Exegesis The conjunction we {וְ | wə} ‘and’ signals a paratactic list of three place names. The definite article on ha-mitspeh {הַמִּצְפֶּה | ham-miṣpēh} ‘the Mizpeh’ marks specificity, deriving from the root ts-p-h {צ־פ־ה | ṣ-p-h} ‘to watch’. The syntax places each noun on equal footing in a straightforward territorial enumeration without subordination. |