Boundaries of the Promised Land: Geographic Chains and Appositional Syntax in Deuteronomy 4:48
Deuteronomy 4:48 מֵעֲרֹעֵ֞ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֧חַל אַרְנֹ֛ן וְעַד־הַ֥ר שִׂיאֹ֖ן ה֥וּא חֶרְמֹֽון׃ Starting Point: מֵעֲרֹעֵר מֵעֲרֹעֵר (“from ʿAroʿer”) begins the description of the land's extent. מִן (“from”) is contracted as מֵ before a guttural letter. עֲרֹעֵר is a known settlement east of the Jordan River, marking the southern starting point of the boundary. Relative Description: אֲשֶׁר עַל־שְׂפַת־נַחַל…