| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The initial vav conjunction vehanotar {וְהַנּוֹתָ֗ר | wə-hannōṯār} ‘and the remainder’ links this instruction to the prior cleansing rite. The relative clause with asher {אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾǎšer} ‘which’ defines the oil’s source as min-ha-shemen {מִן־הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ | min-hā-šēmên} ‘from the oil’ on the priest’s palm. The paired prepositional phrases al-kaf {עַל־כַּ֣ף | ʿal-kaf} ‘on the palm’ and al-rosh {עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ | ʿal-rōʾš} ‘on the head’ mark spatial placement. The Qal imperfect yittēn {יִתֵּ֖ן | yittēn} ‘he shall put’ conveys a prescribed action, while the Piel infinitive lə-kappēr {לְכַפֵּ֥ר | lə-kappēr} ‘to make atonement’ expresses purpose. The preposition lifnei {לִפְנֵ֥י | li-p̄nê} ‘before’ with Yahweh {יְהוָֽה | yə-hō-wāh} situates the act under divine authority. |