| 3. Linguistic Exegesis vezeh {וְזֶה | wə-zé} introduces a demonstrative pronoun marking the topic. The imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yih-yéh} establishes a standing legal regulation. Mishpat {מִשְׁפַּט | mish-páṭ} functions as the subject noun, specified by hakohanim {הַכֹּהֲנִים | hak-kō-há-nim} indicating beneficiaries. The preposition me'et {מֵאֵת | mĕ-ʼét} appears twice to identify sources: ha'am {הָעָם | hā-ʿám} and zovchey hazevach {זֹבְחֵי הַזֶּבַח | zōw-ḥê ha-zě-vaḥ}, forming a genitive construct. The conditional clause im-shor im-seh {אִם־שׁוֹר אִם־שֶׂה | ʾim-šôr ʾim-séh} enumerates animal options. The vav-consecutive venatan {וְנָתַן | wə-nā-tān} introduces the obligation to give hazeroa {הַזְּרֹעַ | ha-zə-rō-ʾa}, vehallehayim {וְהַלְּחָיַיִם | wə-hal-lə-ḥā-yá-yim}, and vehakevah {וְהַקֵּבָה | wə-ha-kê-vā}. The sequence of conjunctions and list format creates a formal legal structure preserved in translation. |