| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with wayyaʿaś lo {וַיַּ֨עַשׂ ל֜וֹ | wayyaʿaś lō} ‘and he made for him’, using the vav-consecutive imperfect to introduce narrative action. The noun-adjective pair liškāh gedôlāh {לִשְׁכָּ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֗ה | liškāh gedôlāh} emphasizes the chamber’s size. The clause wə-šām hâyû lə-pānîm nōṯnîm {וְשָׁ֣ם הָי֪וּ לְפָנִ֟ים נֹ֠תְנִים | wə-šām hâyû lə-pānîm nōṯnîm} combines an adverb and perfect participle to signal a past habitual routine. The direct object phrase ʾet-hammînaḥâ hallĕbônâ wə-hakkēlîm {אֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֨ה הַלְּבוֹנָ֜ה וְהַכֵּלִ֗ים | ʾet-hammînaḥâ hallĕbônâ wə-hakkēlîm} enumerates cultic offerings and vessels with the particle ʾet marking definiteness. The series u-maʿśār haddāgān hattîrôš wə-hayyiṣḥār {וּמַעְשַׂ֤ר הַדָּגָן֙ הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר | u-maʿśār haddāgān hattîrôš wə-hayyiṣḥār} lists tithes in logical order. Finally, the construct chains miṣwāṯ hallĕwîyîm wə-haššôrôrîm wə-haššōʿārîm {מִצְוַת֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים | miṣwāṯ hallĕwîyîm wə-haššôrôrîm wə-haššōʿārîm} and u-tərūmāṯ hakkōhănîm {וּתְרוּמַ֖ת הַכֹּהֲנִֽים | u-tərūmāṯ hakkōhănîm} specify allocations for Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and priests, reflecting the distributive precision of the Hebrew legal framework. |