| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew text uses a series of conjunctions to enumerate prohibited birds, starting with veha-ra’ah {וְהָרָאָה֙ | wə-hā-rā-’āh} ‘and the kite’. The direct object marker we'et {וְאֶת־ | wə-’et} introduces ha-ayyah {הָ֣אַיָּ֔ה | hā-’ay-yāh} ‘the buzzard’ as a distinct item. A subsequent conjunction joins weha-dayyah {וְהַדַּיָּ֖ה | wə-hā-day-yāh} referring to dayyah {דַּיָּה | day-yāh} ‘the falcon’. The final phrase leminah {לְמִינָֽהּ | lə-min-nāh} employs min {מִין | mīn} ‘kind’ in the construct state with a pronominal suffix to specify ‘according to its kind’. This structure clarifies enumeration and defines a categorical boundary for related species. The English translation preserves the conjunctive list and the species classification nuance. |