| 19. Linguistic Exegesis The verse uses the vav-consecutive ve’asah {וְעָשָׂה | wə-ʿā-sāh} ‘and he shall do/make’ to introduce the priest’s action, with ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kō-hēn} ‘the priest’ as subject. The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks ha-chatat {הַחַטָּאת | ha-ḥaṭ-ṭāṯ} ‘the sin offering’ as direct object. The following vav-consecutive ve-kipper {וְכִפֶּר | wə-kip-per} ‘and he shall make atonement’ links to ha-mitaher {הַמִּטַּהֵר | ha-mit-ta-hēr} ‘the one being cleansed’, where the Hitpael participle conveys ritual status. The phrase mi-tuma’to {מִטֻּמְאָת֑וֹ | mit-tum-ˈā-tō} ‘from his uncleanness’ specifies the impurity type. The adverbial ve-achar {וְאַחַר | wə-ʾa-ḥar} ‘and after’ signals transition to the imperfect yishchat {יִשְׁחַט | yiš-ḥaṭ} ‘he shall slaughter’, marking a second sacrificial act. The string of vav-consecutive forms creates a procedural, legislative rhythm preserved by mirroring the sequence in English. |