| 35. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a nominal listing introduced by the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} to mark each Levitical allotment. Each allotment pairs a proper noun with its possessive pasturelands in a construct chain, as in ve-et-migrāšehā {וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ | wə-ʾet-migrāšehā} ‘and its pasturelands’. The sequence concludes with the plural noun arim {עָרִ֖ים | ʿărīm} ‘towns’ modified by the numeral arbaʿ {אַרְבַּֽע | ʾarbaʿ} ‘four’, indicating the total number of settlements. In translation, the nontranslatable direct object marker is omitted, and the Hebrew list is rendered as coordinated English phrases to maintain fluency. |