| 15. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a polysyndetic list by introducing each noun phrase with the direct object marker ve’et {וְאֵת֙ | wə-ʾēṯ} ‘and’, emphasizing each distinct prohibition. The idiomatic construct bat haya‘anah {בַּת־הַיַּעֲנָה | baṯ ha-yaʿănāh} ‘daughter of the ostrich’ functions to denote the ostrich itself. The term tachmas {תַּחְמָס | taḥmās} remains obscure and likely refers to a specific unclean bird. The construct chain le-mineihu {לְמִינֵהוּ | lə-min-ê-hû} ‘according to its kinds’ extends the ban to all species within the category. The formal translation preserves this structure for legal precision, while the dynamic version smooths the list into a natural prohibitive statement. |