| 42. Linguistic Exegesis The verse presents a coordinate list of three place names—livnah {לִבְנָ֥ה | liḇ·nāh} ‘Libnah’, eter {עֶ֖תֶר | ʿe·ṭer} ‘Ether’, and ashan {עָשָֽׁן | ʻa·šān} ‘Ashan’—joined by vav particles (vav {וָ | vā} ‘and’ before eter, vav {וְ | wə} ‘and’ before ashan), exemplifying Hebrew polysyndeton that gives equal weight to each locale. The absence of a verb is standard in toponymic lists, and the English rendering repeats “and” with commas to preserve the original rhythm and structure. |