| 40. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew infinitive purpose clause begins with leha'alot {לֽ͏ְהַעֲלוֹת֩ | lə-hă-‘ă-lōt} “to offer up,” introducing the action with its object olot {עֹלוֹת | ‘ō-lōt} “burnt offerings.” The beneficiary is marked by laYHWH {לַיהוָ֜ה | la-Yə-hō-wāh} “to the LORD,” and the construct phrase al-mizbeach ha'olah {עַל־מִזְבַּ֧ח הָעֹלָ֛ה | ‘al-miz-bbá-ḥ hā-‘ō-lāh} “on the altar of burnt offering” specifies the ritual location. The adverb tamid {תָּמִ֖יד | tā-mîd} “continually,” together with laboker {לַבֹּ֣קֶר | la-bō-qer} “in the morning” and vela'arev {וְלָעָ֑רֶב | wə-lā-‘ā-rev} “and in the evening,” establishes the regularity of the worship schedule. The conjunction ule-khol-ha-katov {וּלְכָל־הַכָּתוּב֙ | ū-lə-khol-ha-kā-tōv} “and for all that is written” leads into the scope of obligations noted in betorat {בְּתוֹרַ֣ת | bə-tō-rát} “in the law,” while the relative clause asher tzivah {אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה | ’ă-šer ṣiv-vâh} “which He commanded” with al-yisra'el {עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | ‘al-yis-rā-’el} “concerning Israel” underscores divine authority. The English sequence preserves the Hebrew purpose structure with balanced infinitives for command and obedience. |