| 16. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs the direct-object marker ’et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} ‘object marker’ before each allotment item to specify Levitical placements. Each proper name appears in construct (e.g., beit shemesh {בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ | bêt šemeš} ‘house of the sun’) followed by the possessive pasturelands form migrasheha {מִגְרָשֶׁהָ | mīg-rā-šē-hā} ‘its pasturelands’, highlighting property rights. The enumeration culminates with the numeral tesha {תֵּשַׁע | tēšaʿ} ‘nine’ modifying arim {עָרִים | ʿārîm} ‘towns’ introduced by the partitive me’et {מֵאֵת | mēʾeṯ} ‘from among’ and the construct phrase shnei hashvatim haeleh {שְׁנֵי הַשְּׁבָטִים הָאֵלֶּה | šənē ha-šəvaṭîm hā-ʾēlleh} ‘these two tribes’, which together underscore the collective total. This serial coordination from individual listings to a final numeric summary is typical of Hebrew distribution narratives, preserving both detail and overarching structure. |