| 32. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a vav-consecutive narrative sequence with three main clauses. The opening clause wayyishlach {וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח | wayyišlāḥ} ‘and he sent’ introduces Moses as agent, followed by the purpose infinitive leraggel {לְרַגֵּ֣ל | lə-raggēl} ‘to spy out’ Jazer. The second clause wayyilkedu {וַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּ | wayyilkəḏû} ‘and they captured’ shifts focus to Israelite forces and uses the construct benoteha {בְּנֹתֶ֑יהָ | bənōwṯêhā} ‘daughter towns’ to denote subordinate settlements. The final clause wayyoresh {וַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁ | wayyōreš} ‘and he dispossessed’ describes territory clearing, with the relative asher-sham {אֲשֶׁר־שָֽׁם | ʾăšer-šām} ‘who was there’ specifying the displaced inhabitants. The vav-consecutive chain underscores uninterrupted action, and the construct relationship in benoteha highlights the hierarchical nature of the captured settlements. |