| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the construct chain shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים | šibʿaṯ yāmîm} ‘seven days’, establishing the ritual duration. The imperfect tokhal {תֹּאכַל | tōʾəḵal} functions as a prescriptive action. The coordinated phrase uvayom hashvii {וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי | ū-ḇa-yōm ha-šəvîʿî} ‘and on the seventh day’ introduces the temporal climax. The nominal clause chag laYHWH {חַג לַיהוָה | ḥag lā-yəhôwāh} ‘festival to the LORD’ specifies the sacred observance, underscoring covenant remembrance through structured liturgical sequence. |