| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayityatzevu {וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּ | way-yiṯ-yaṣ-ṣə-bû}, a Hithpael imperfect indicating decisive corporate posture. The subject pinnot {פִּנּ֣וֹת | pinnôt} is apposed by the coordinated phrases kol-ha-am {כָּל־הָעָם | kol-hā-ʿām} and kol shivtei yisrael {כֹּ֚ל שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | kol šibᵊṭê yiśrāʾēl}, emphasizing comprehensive tribal representation. The locative phrase bikkehal am haelohim {בִּקְהַ֖ל עַ֣ם הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | bikkēhāl ʿām hāʾĕlōhîm}, ‘in the assembly of the people of God’, frames the gathering as a covenantal convocation. The numeric construction arba meot elef {אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶף | ʾarbaʿ mēʾōṯ ʾēlef} employs Hebrew multiplicative syntax to denote 400,000. Finally, the participle sholef harev {שֹׁ֥לֵֽף חָֽרֶב | šōlēf ḥāréḇ} modifies ragli {רַגְלִ֖י | rāglî}, indicating the infantry’s readiness with drawn swords. |