| 30. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew sequence begins with the vav-consecutive ve’asah {וְעָשָׂ֤ה | wə-ʿā-śā(h)} marking sequential ritual action. The subject ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵן֙ | ha-kō-hên} is immediately followed by paired et … ha-echad {אֶת־הָאֶחָ֣ד | ʾet hā-ʾe-ḥāḏ} framing each offering—first chattat {חַטָּ֔את | ḥaṭ-ṭā-ṯ} ‘sin offering’, then olah {עֹלָ֑ה | ʿō-lā(h)} ‘burnt offering’. The subsequent ve-kipper {وְכִּפֶּ֨ר | wə-ki-p̄ēr} expresses the atoning act. The prepositional phrase lifnei Yahweh {לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה | li-p̄ənê Yə-hō-wāh} situates the act before the divine presence, and the causal clause mi-zov tumatah {מִזּ֖וֹב טֻמְאָתָֽהּ | mi-zôv ṯū-mā-ʾā-ṯā(h)} ‘from the discharge of her uncleanness’ specifies the impurity addressed. The precise framing of direct-object markers and the contrast between sin and burnt offerings underscores the theological emphasis on purification. |