| 37. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the vav consecutive verb vera’ah {וְרָאָה | wə-rāʾāh} ‘and he shall see’, which signals a sequential priestly instruction. The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} precedes hannega {הַנֶּ֗גַע | han-nə-ʿa} ‘the affliction’, focusing attention on the contaminant. The interjection vehinneh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hin-nēh} ‘and behold’ introduces the visual assessment. The locative construct bekirot habayit {בְּקִירֹת הַבַּיִת | bə-qir-ōt ha-ba-yit} ‘on the walls of the house’ specifies the site of inspection. Sheka’aru-rot {שְׁקַעֲרוּרוֹת | še-qā-ʿa-rōt} ‘hollow places’ functions as a noun phrase modified by the adjectives yerakrakot {יְרַקְרַקֹּת | yə-ra-qra-qōt} ‘greenish spots’ and adamdamot {אֲדַמְדַּמֹּות | ʾa-dam-da-mōt} ‘reddish spots’, setting color criteria. The comparative phrase umareihen shafal min-hakir {וּמַרְאֵיהֶן שָׁפָל מִן־הַקִּיר | u-mar-ʾē-hen šā-p̄al min ha-qîr} ‘and their appearance is lower than the wall’ expresses depth relative to the surface. The Hebrew employs repetition (hannega) for emphasis and construct chains for precision, which the translation preserves by mirroring sequence and technical vocabulary. |