| 28. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs the vav consecutive verb venatan {וְנָתַן | wə-nā-ṭan} ‘and he shall put’ to indicate sequential ritual action. The agent is specified by the subject hakohen {הַכֹּהֵן | hak-kō-hēn} ‘the priest.’ Repeated prepositional phrases using al {עַל־ | ʿal} ‘upon’ introduce a series of precise anatomical locations, each linked by construct chains: tenukh ʼōzen {תְּנוּךְ אֹזֶן | te-nûḵ ʼō-zen} ‘lobe of ear,’ bohen yado {בֹּהֶן יָדוֹ | bō-hen yā-dō} ‘thumb of hand,’ and bohen raglo {בֹּהֶן רַגְל֖וֹ | bō-hen ra-g-lō} ‘big toe of foot.’ Each is qualified by the adjective hayemanit {הַיְמָנִית | ha-ye-mā-nit} ‘the right,’ underscoring ritual emphasis on the right side. The participle hamitaher {הַמִּטַּהֵר | ha-mit-tā-hēr} ‘the one being cleansed’ identifies the beneficiary of the rite. The final phrase al mekom dam haasham {עַל־מְקוֹם דַּם הָאָשָׁם | ʿal mə-qōm dām hā-ʼā-šām} ‘upon the place of the blood of the guilt offering’ closes the sequence by linking anointing precisely to the spot of sacrificial blood, reflecting theological connections between purification and atonement. |