| 31. Linguistic Exegesis The construction asher-tashig yado {אֲשֶׁר־תַּשִּׂ֞יג יָד֗וֹ | ʾa-šer·ta-śîg yā-dô} ‘which he is able to attain’ uses the relative pronoun plus Hiphil imperfect to idiomatically express financial capacity. The paired direct objects chatat {חַטָּ֛את | ḥaṭ-ṭāʾṯ} ‘sin offering’ and olah {עֹלָ֖ה | ʿō·lāh} ‘burnt offering’ form a coordinate structure, each introduced by the direct object marker et-haechad {אֶת־הָאֶחָ֥ד | ʾet-hā-ʾe-ḥāḏ}. The prepositional phrase al-haminchah {עַל־הַמִּנְחָ֑ה | ʿal-ham-min-ḥāh} ‘upon the grain offering’ complements the burnt offering. The verb ve-kipper {וְכִפֶּ֧ר | wə-kip-per} in the Piel perfect denotes intensive atonement activity by the priest. The participle ha-mitaher {הַמִּטַּהֵ֖ר | ham·miṭ·tā·hēr} ‘the one being cleansed’ with lifnei Yahweh {לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה | lif·nê yə-hō-wāh} ‘before the LORD’ establishes the covenant context of ritual purification. This sequence foregrounds the offerer’s means, the required offerings, and divine mediation, reflecting Hebrew emphasis on object prominence and priestly agency. |