| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The temporal marker uvayom {וּבַיּ֣וֹם | û·va·yyôm} “and on the day” links this command to the prior purification sequence. Hashmini {הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י | ha·šə·mî·nî} “the eighth” defines the precise ritual timing. The imperfect yikkach {יִקַּ֤ח | yiḵ·qaḥ} “he shall take” indicates an obligatory action. The paired phrases shnei-kevasim temimim {שְׁנֵֽי־כְבָשִׂים תְּמִימִ֔ים | šnê·kə·vā·šîm tə·mî·mîm} and vekhavsa achat bat-shnatah temimah {וְכַבְשָׂה אַחַת בַּת־שְׁנָתָהּ תְּמִימָ֑ה | və·kha·vša ə·ḥat bat·šnā·tāh tə·mî·mā} showcase chiastic balance in specifying physical integrity. The measurements ushlosha esronim solet {וּשְׁלֹשָׁה עֶשְׂרֹנִים סֹלֶת | u·šlə·šāh ʿe·śro·nîm ṣō·leṯ} and belulah bashemen {בְּלוּלָה בַשֶּׁמֶן | bə·lû·lāh ba·šě·men} affirm precise proportions, while velog echad shemen {וְלֹג אֶחָד שָׁמֶן | wə·lôg ʾě·ḥǎd šā·men} completes the ritual sequence, emphasizing completeness and purity. |