| 44. Linguistic Exegesis The verse presents a list of three place names, each introduced by the conjunction vav {וְ | wə-} ‘and’ marking coordination. The repeated vav before each proper noun creates a paratactic structure that emphasizes each city equally. Hebrew’s prefixed vav on all items yields an asyndetic series, while English renders it with commas and a single “and” before the final term, preserving the list’s flow and clarity. |