| 4. Linguistic Exegesis The verse consists of two parallel prohibitions, each marked by velo {וְלֹא | və-lō} ‘and not’, functioning as a negative conjunction. In the first clause the Nifal imperfect yera’eh {יֵרָאֶה | yē-rā-ʾeh} ‘be seen’ precedes its subject se’or {שְׂאֹר | sə-ʾōr} ‘leaven’, emphasizing visible absence. The construct phrase bechol-gevulekha {בְּכָל־גְּבֻלְךָ | bə-khol gə-vul-kha} ‘in all your territory’ uses a maqef to assert comprehensive scope, with shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | ši-vaʿ-at yā-mim} ‘seven days’ setting duration. The second clause mirrors this pattern: the Qal imperfect yalin {יָלִין | yā-lin} ‘remain overnight’ takes min-habasar {מִן־הַבָּשָׂר | min ha-ba-sar} ‘from the meat’ as its object, modified by the relative clause asher tizbach {אֲשֶׁר תִּזְבַּ֥ח | ʾa-šer tiz-baḥ} ‘which you sacrifice’. Temporal markers ba’erev {בָּעֶ֛רֶב | bā-ʿe-rev} ‘in the evening’, bayom {בַּיּוֹם | ba-yom} ‘on the day’, and la-boker {לַבֹּקֶר׃ | la-bo-ker} ‘to the morning’ define the prohibited interval. The parallel syntax reinforces the absolute nature of the festival purity laws. |