| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ and the imperfect verb yihyeh {יִ֠הְיֶה | yiḥyēh} ‘will be’, forming a prohibitive future clause. The prepositional phrase la-kohanim hal-leviyim {לַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּים | lakkôhănîm halwiyyîm} ‘to the priests, the Levites’ is specified appositionally by kol shevet Levi {כָּל־שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי | kôl-šēḇeṭ lēwî} ‘all the tribe of Levi’. The nouns chelek {חֵלֶק | ḥêleq} ‘portion’ and nachalah {נַחֲלָה | nāḥălâ} ‘inheritance’ form a synonymous pair denoting entitlement. The construct chain ish-shei Yahweh {אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה | ʾiššê Yəhôwāh} ‘fire-offerings of the LORD’ and ve-nachalato {וְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ | wənəḥălātô} ‘and his inheritance’ function as coordinated direct objects of yokhelun {יֹאכֵלֽוּן | yōḵēlûn} ‘they shall eat’, linking Levitical provision directly to covenantal sacrifice. |