| 35. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the sequential narrative marker vav-consecutive on the verb uva {וּבָא | ū-vāʾ} ‘and comes’, introducing a new report. The relative clause asher-lo habbayit {אֲשֶׁר־ל֣וֹ הַבַּ֔יִת | ʾă-šer-lō hab-bā-yît} ‘the one to whom the house belongs’ establishes the subject. The Hifil verb vehigid {וְהִגִּ֥יד | wə-higgîḏ} ‘and tells’ indicates causative reporting to the priest. The infinitive construct le-emor {לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê-ʾā-môr} signals direct speech. The phrase ke-nega nirah li ba-bayit {כְּנֶגַע נִרְאָ֥ה לִ֖י בַּבָּֽיִת | ke-ne-ʿāʿ nir-ʾāh lī ba-bā-yît} employs the preposition kaf as a simile marker and a Niphal perfect passive to express perception. English rendering follows a Subject–Verb–Object order to maintain clarity while preserving Hebrew legal-report structure. |