| 19. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a sequential series of locative landmarks linked by vav-consecutive perfect constructions, beginning with ve’avar {וְעָבַ֨ר | və-ʿā-var} ‘and he passed over’ introducing the first boundary point. The phrase el-ketef beit-choglah tsafonah {אֶל־כֶּתֶף בֵּית־חָגְלָה צָפוֹנָה | ʾel-kə-ṭef bêt ḥôg-lāh ṣā-fo-nāh} functions as a prepositional locative expression marking the northern slope of Beth Hoglah. A periphrastic clause vehayah vehayu tetza’otav totze’ot hagvul {והיה וְהָי֣וּ תצאותיו תֹּצְא֣וֹת הַגְּב֗וּל | wə-hā-yāh wə-hā-yū te-tsa-ʾō-ṯāw tō-ṣə-ʾō-ṯʾ ha-ǧə-būl} uses two perfect verbs in sequence to emphasize legal precision regarding boundary outgoings, followed by a disambiguated pair tetza’otav (construct) and totze’ot (absolute) ‘its goings out, goings out.’ The locative chain continues with el-leshon yam-hamelach tsafonah {אֶל־לְשׁ֤וֹן יָם־הַמֶּ֙לַח֙ צָפ֔וֹנָה | ʾel-lə-šōn yām-hā-me-laḥ ṣā-fo-nāh} ‘to the northern tongue of the Salt Sea,’ and concludes with el-ketze hayarden negbah {אֶל־קְצֵ֥ה הַיַּرְדֵּ֖ן נֶ֑גְבָּה | ʾel-qə-ṣēh ha-yăr-dēn ne-gev-āh} ‘to the southern end of the Jordan.’ The demonstrative zeh gevul {זֶ֖ה גְּב֥וּל | zeh ǧə-būl} ‘this boundary’ frames the final summary statement. English renders these landmarks in an ordered sequence while maintaining the demonstrative summary. |