| 19. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the universal particle kol {כָּל | kôl} ‘all, every’, marking inclusive scope. The Qal participle shochev {שֹׁכֵב | šōḵēḇ} ‘one who lies’ functions as a nominal verb indicating illicit sexual activity. The preposition im {עִם | ʿim} ‘with’ links this action to the noun behemah {בְּהֵמָה | bə-hê-māh} ‘animal’, specifying a non-human partner. The pairing of the infinitive absolute mot {מוֹת | mōṯ} ‘death’ with the Hofal imperfect yumat {יוּמָת | yûmāt} ‘he shall be put to death’ forms an emphatic legal formula denoting a capital offense. |