| 20. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the narrative vav consecutive vayalinu {וַיָּלִ֨ינוּ | va-ya-lî-nû} linking this action to the preceding context. The compound subject harokhlim {הָרֹכְלִים | hā-roḵ-lîm} and umokhrei {וּמֹכְרֵי | ū-mō-ḵrê} forms a construct chain with kol-mimkar {כָל־מִמְכָּ֛ר | kol-mim-kār}, indicating a group engaged in broad trade. The prepositional phrase mi-ḥūṣ {מִח֥וּץ | mi-ḥūṣ} + li-yerushalayim {לִירוּשָׁלָ֖ם | li-ye-rū-ša-lá-yim} delineates spatial separation from the city. The temporal nouns pa‘am {פַּ֥עַם | pa‘-am} and ushtayim {וּשְׁתָּֽיִם | ū-šə-tá-yim} function as adverbs of frequency. English rendering maintains the compound subject and places the frequency markers at the end for narrative emphasis. |