| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the locative misham {מִשָּׁם | mi-šām} ‘from there’, establishing the departure point, followed by nasu {נָסָעוּ | nāsāʾū} ‘they traveled’ and the vav-consecutive vayachanu {וַיַּחֲנוּ | wayyaḥănū} ‘and they camped’, marking rapid narrative progression. The spatial phrase meever Arnon {מֵעֵבֶר אַרְנוֹן | mē-ʿē-ḇer ʾarnôn} ‘from beyond Arnon’ situates the encampment. A relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘which’ modifies bamidbar {בַּמִּדְבָּר | ba-mîḏbār} ‘in the wilderness’, clarifying the river’s course. The participle hayotze {הַיֹּצֵא | hayyōṣēʾ} ‘that comes out’ emphasizes the river emerging from migbul {מִגְּב֣וּל | mi-ḡeḇul} ‘border’ of the gentilic haemori {הָאֱמֹרִי | hā-ʾe-mōrî}. The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces a causal clause, identifying the Arnon as gevul {גְּב֣וּל | ḡeḇul} ‘border’, and the phrase bein Moab ubein haemori {בֵּ֥ן מוֹאָ֖ב וּבֵ֥ן הָאֱמֹרִֽי | bêyn mō’āḇ û-bêyn hā-ʾe-mōrî} ‘between Moab and the Amorite’ delineates the territorial demarcation. |