| 8. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the direct-object marker ve’et {וְאֶת־ | wə-ʾet} introducing ha-khazir {הַחֲזִיר | ha-ḥă-ẖîr}. The causal conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî} links the Hiphil participle mafris {מַפְרִיס | mapʰ-rîs} with parsa {פַּרְסָה | păr-sāh}, contrasted by ve-lo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} plus gerah {גֵרָה | gê-rāh} in a concessive clause. The predicate tame {טָמֵא | ṭā-mêʾ} establishes ritual impurity. The prepositional phrase mi-b'saram {מִבְּשָׂרָם | mi-bə-śā-rām} together with the imperfect tokhelu {תֹאכֵלּוּ | tō-ʾə-kê-lû} and negation lo {לֹא | lōʾ} yields the first prohibition. The coordinating u-ve-nivlatam {וּבְנִבְלָתָם | ū-bə-nîv-lā-tām} introduces the second prohibition with the imperfect tigga’u {תִגָּעוּ | ti-gā-ʿû} negated by lo. The parallel structure reinforces a comprehensive ban on both eating and touching. |