| 24. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the verb velaqach {וְלָקַ֧ח | və-lā-qá-ḥ} ‘and he shall take’, a vav-consecutive Qal perfect that establishes the sequential ritual actions. The subject hakohen {הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | ha-kō-hen} ‘the priest’ performs the action, followed by direct objects introduced by et {אֶת־ | ʾet} and veet {וְאֶת־ | və-ʾet} leading into keves {כֶּבֶשׂ | ke-ḇeś} ‘lamb’, haasham {הָאָשָׁ֖ם | hā-ʾā-šām} ‘guilt offering’, log {לֹג | lōg} ‘log’, and hashemen {הַשָּׁ֑מֶן | ha-šā-men} ‘oil’. The vav-consecutive Hiphil perfect vehanif {וְהֵנִ֨יף | və-hē-nîf} ‘and he shall wave’ introduces the waving ritual, taking otam {אֹתָ֧ם | ʾō-tām} ‘them’ and restating hakohen {הַכֹּהֵ֛ן | ha-kō-hen} for emphasis. The cognate accusative tenufah {תְּנוּפָ֖ה | tə-nū-pāh} ‘wave offering’ specifies the act, and lifnei {לִפְנֵ֥י | lĭ-p̄nê} ‘before’ + yehovah {יְהוָֽה | yᵊ-hō-wāh} ‘the LORD’ identifies the locus of divine presence. This structure highlights priestly agency and the ritual’s focus on offering before the sovereign deity. |