| 26. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with umin {וּמִן | ū-min} ‘and from’, marking a sequential ritual instruction. The verb yitsok {יִצֹק | yi-ṣôq} ‘he shall pour’ in the Qal imperfect denotes a mandated priestly action. The repetition of hakohen {הַכֹּהֵן | hak-kō-hên} ‘the priest’ reinforces the officiant’s identity. The preposition al {עַל | ʿăl} ‘upon’ governs the spatial relationship, and the construct chain kaf hakohen hasemalit {כַּף הַכֹּהֵן הַשְׂמָאלִית | kaph hak-kō-hên ha-sᵊ-ma-ʼlît} ‘palm of the priest, the left’ specifies the exact anatomical location. This Hebrew structure uses repetition and construct phrases to emphasize both the agent and precise location, which in English is rendered by reordering for clarity and expressing possession as “the priest’s left palm.” |