| 39. Linguistic Exegesis The parallel prepositional phrases employ lamed {ל | lamed} ‘to’ prefixed to proper names to indicate lineage. Construct chains mishpachat {מִשְׁפַּחַת | mišpāḥat} ‘clan’ plus gentilic suffix -mi {מִֽי | mî} form tribal subdivisions in hashuphammi/hachufhammi. The repetitive structure underscores equal status of each clan. English renders these as a coordinated SVO sequence for clarity. |