| 33. Linguistic Exegesis The clause begins with the Hitpaʿel perfect verb vehitgalach {וְהִתְגַּלָּ֔ח | wəhittəgallāḥ} ‘and he shall shave himself,’ employing a vav-consecutive sequence of commands. The conjunction veʾet {וְאֶת־ | wəʾet} plus the direct object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} explicitly marks the diseased area hanetek {הַנֶּ֛תֶק | han-nēteq} ‘the diseased area’ for restriction. The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} precedes the Piel imperfect yiggallēaḥ {יְגַלֵּ֑חַ | yiggallēaḥ} ‘he shall shave,’ creating a focused prohibition. A subject shift is indicated by the Hiphil perfect vehissəgīr {וְהִסְגִּ֨יר | wəhissəgīr} ‘and he shall confine’ followed by the definite noun hakohen {הַכֹּהֵ֧ן | hak-kōhên} ‘the priest,’ assigning quarantine responsibility. The temporal phrase šibʿat yāmîm šênît {שִׁבְעַת יָמִים שֵׁנִית | šibʿat yāmîm šênît} pairs cardinal and ordinal forms to denote a repeated seven-day period. This verb coordination structures the ritual into patient action followed by priestly oversight, reflecting Levitical purity procedures. |