| 46. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the temporal phrase kol yemei {כָּל־יְמֵי | yəmēʾ} ‘all days,’ which frames the duration of ritual impurity. The relative clause asher hannega bo {אֲשֶׁר הַנֶּגַע בּוֹ | ăšer han-né-gaʿ bō} ‘which the infection is in him’ specifies the ongoing condition. The imperfect yitma {יִטְמָא | yiṭmāʾ} conveys the legal status of uncleanness, reinforced by the adjective tame {טָמֵא | ṭāmēʾ}. The infinitive absolute badad {בָּדָד | bāḏāḏ} intensifies isolation, and the imperfect yeshev {יֵשֵׁב | yēšēḇ} prescribes physical separation. The phrase miḥūṣ la-maḥăneh {מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה | miḥūṣ la-maḥăneh} marks exclusion from the communal camp, while mōšāḇō {מוֹשָׁבֽוֹ | mōšāḇō} restates personal dwelling to underscore the individual impact. The parallelism and repetition highlight both the physical and legal dimensions of impurity and exile. |