| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the imperative shilchu {שִׁלְחוּ | šilḥû} ‘send,’ which emphasizes the directive. The direct object kar {כַר | ḳār} ‘lamb’ follows immediately. The construct phrase moshel-erets {מֹשֵׁל־אֶ֖רֶץ | mōšēl-ʾereṣ} ‘ruler of the land’ specifies the recipient without a separate particle. The origin missela {מִסֶּלַע | misṣēlaʿ} ‘from Sela’ leads into the directional midbarah {מִדְבָּרָה | midbārāh} ‘wilderness.’ Finally, el-har {אֶל־הַ֖ר | ʾel-ḥār} ‘to the mountain’ plus batt-siyon {בַּת־צִיּֽוֹן | batt-ṣīyōn} ‘daughter of Zion’ marks the endpoint. This sequence of place expressions conveys a continuous ritual journey toward Zion, reflecting Hebrew’s concise narrative style. |