| 8. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the imperative kapper {כַּפֵּר | kappēr} ‘atone’, introducing a ritual obligation. The construct chain leammekha yisra’el {לְעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל | ləʿamməḵā yiśrāʾēl} links atonement to corporate identity, while the relative clause asher-padita {אֲשֶׁר־פָּדִיתָ | ’ăšer-pāḏītā} ‘whom You have redeemed’ underscores divine deliverance. The prohibition we-al-titten {וְאַל־תִּתֵּן | wəʾal-tittēn} ‘and do not give’ + dam nāqi {דָּם נָקִי | dām nāqī} ‘innocent blood’ functions as a legal injunction against laying guilt for innocent life. Finally, the Nifal perfect we-nikkapper {וְנִכַּפֵּ֥ר | wə-nikkāp̄ēr} ‘and it shall be atoned’ presents atonement as assured divine pardon. |