The verse begins with the Hebrew preposition l-, a problem for some of the ancient versions. The Septuagint regarded it as the conjunction “and,” while the Syriac thought it meant “because.” In fact the preposition here seems to function as a particle that points to something and means “as for …” or “with reference to.…” Many languages will have a similar way of introducing sentences to indicate that they are offering a comment, such as “As for your anointing oils, they are fragrant.” Alternatively