| 48. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs repeated coordination with o {אוֹ | ô} ‘or’ to enumerate exhaustively. The phrase bish-tî {בִּשְׁתִּי | biš-tî} ‘warp’ pairs with və-ʿê-rev {בְּעֵ֔רֶב | və-ʿê-rev} ‘woof’ to specify textile thread directions. Material classes are introduced by la-piş-tîm {לַפִּשְׁתִּים | la-piş-tîm} ‘linen’ and və-la-ṣā-mer {וְלַצָּמֶר | və-la-ṣā-mer} ‘wool’ under a common vav-conjunction. The transition to animal products is marked by o bə-ʿôr {אוֹ בְּעוֹר | ô bə-ʿôr} ‘in leather’ and o bə-khol-mə-le-ḵet ʿôr {אוֹ בְּכָל־מְלֶאכֶת עוֹר | ô bə-khol-mə-le-ḵet ʿôr} ‘in any work of leather,’ where the construct chain signals inclusivity. Each prepositional phrase with בְּ highlights the spatial occurrence of the condition, and the structure preserves the Hebrew legal emphasis on an exhaustive list. |