| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse uses the vav-consecutive narrative sequence with the verbs wayyiṣʾû {וַיִּסְע֖וּ | wayyiṣʾû} “and they set out” and wayyaḥănû {וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ | wayyaḥănû} “and they encamped.” Each verb pairs with a locative phrase—mi-livnāh {מִלִּבְנָ֑ה | mi-livnāh} “from Livnah” indicating departure, and be-rissāh {בְּרִסָּֽה | bə-rissāh} “at Rissah” marking arrival—which reflects the itinerary style of Numbers 33. The Hebrew perfective is rendered in English past tense to preserve sequence. |