| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav-consecutive in vayyiṭnu {וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ | wayyitənû} ‘and they gave’, initiating the past narrative. The dative clitic lahem {לָהֶ֜ם | lāhem} marks the recipients, tying back to the Levites’ grant. The marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the direct object qiryat arbāʿ {קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע | qiryat ʾarbāʿ} ‘city of Arba’. The construct ʾăbī hā-ʿănōq {אֲבִי הָעֲנֹק | ʾăbī hā-ʿănōq} ‘father of the Anak’ appositively defines Arba’s ancestral role. The pronoun hî {הִ֥יא | hī} equates that phrase with ḥebron {חֶבְר֖וֹן | ḥebron}. The locative bə-hār yəhûḏāh {בְּהַר יְהוּדָה | bə-hār yəhûḏāh} specifies the hill country of Judah. Finally, wə-ʾet miġrāše-hā səvībōt-e-hā {וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ סְבִיבֹתֶיהָ | wə-ʾet miġrāše-hā səvībōt-e-hā} enumerates the pasturelands around it, using successive et markers to detail the territorial allocation. The Hebrew construct chain and appositional pronoun yield a concise legal narrative that English captures through apposition and prepositional clarity. |