| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The clause begins with wayyaqerev {וַיַּקְרֵב֙ | wayyā-qə-rēḇ} ‘and he brought near’, which introduces divine drawing. The marker we-et {וְאֶת־ | wə-’et} plus the noun phrase kol aḥê·kha bnei-Levi itkha {כָּל־ אַחֶיךָ בְנֵי־לֵוִ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ | kol ’aḥê-kha bĕ-nê-le-ṿī ’it·tā-kha} ‘all your brothers the sons of Levi with you’ forms a single coordinated object. The conjunction u- plus bikkashtem {בִקַּשְׁתֶּם | bik-kaš-tēm} ‘you sought’ introduces a contrasting clause, and the particle gam {גַּם־ | gam} signals escalation before kehunnah {כְּהֻנָּֽה | kə-hun-nāh} ‘priesthood’. This structure highlights the shift from privilege already granted to overreaching ambition, mirrored in English by linking two balanced clauses. |