| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew sentence opens with the temporal clause u-və-yōm ha-šmi-nî {וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י | û-və-yōm ha-šmi-nî} ‘and on the eighth day’, indicating the specified ritual timing. The verb ti-qaḥ-lāh {תִּקַּֽח־לָהּ֙ | ti-qaḥ-lāh} ‘she shall take for herself’ uses the Qal imperfect with a benefactive suffix to denote personal agency. The coordinated numeral construct šə-tê tô-rîm ’ō šə-nê bə-nê yō-nā {שְׁתֵּ֣י תֹרִים א֥וֹ שְׁנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יוֹנָ֑ה | šə-tê tô-rîm ’ō šə-nê bə-nê yō-nā} conveys alternative offerings, with bə-nê yō-nā ‘sons of dove’ functioning idiomatically as “young pigeons.” The causative Hiphil perfect form və-hē-vî-’āh ’ō-tām {וְהֵבִיאָ֤ה אוֹתָם֙ | və-hē-vî-’āh ’ō-tām} ‘and she brought them’ shows the bringing action. The dual prepositional phrases ’el-ha-kō-hēn ’el-pe-taḥ {אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֔ן אֶל־פֶּתַח | ’el-ha-kō-hēn ’el-pe-taḥ} specify movement first to the priest and then to the cultic location, reflecting ritual sequence. |