| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vav-consecutive ve-hā-yāh {וְהָיָה | və-hā-yāh} ‘and it shall be’, functioning as a procedural marker that introduces the purification ritual. The temporal clause ba-yōm ha-šə-vī-ʿī {בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי | ba-yōm ha-šə-vī-ʿī} ‘on the seventh day’ sets the timeframe. The repetition of the imperfect yə-gallāḥ {יְגַלַּח | yə-gallāḥ} with kol śə-ʿārō {כָּל־שְׂעָר֗וֹ | kol-śə-ʿā-rō} distributes emphasis to each listed part—rō-šō {רֹאשׁ֤וֹ | rō-šō}, zə-qānō {זְקָנוֹ֙ | zə-qānō}, gabbōṯ {גַּבֹּ֣ת | gabbōṯ}, and ʿê-nāw {עֵינָ֔יו | ʿê-nāw}. Sequential direct object markers ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} reinforce this individual focus. The coordination of wə-kibbēs {וְכִבֶּ֣ס | wə-kibbēs} ‘and he shall wash’ and wə-rā-ḥaṣ {וְרָחַץ | wə-rā-ḥaṣ} ‘and he shall bathe’ leads to wə-ṭā-hēr {וְטָהֵֽר | wə-ṭā-hēr} ‘and he shall be clean’, signaling the achieved state of ritual purity. |