| 24. Linguistic Exegesis The verse unfolds through a chain of vav consecutive verbs establishing procedure—verachats {וְרָחַץ | wə-rā-ḥaṣ} ‘and he shall wash’, velavash {וְלָבַשׁ | wə-lā-ḇaš} ‘and he shall put on’, veyatsa {וְיָצָא | wə-yā-ṣāʾ} ‘and he shall go out’, veasah {וְעָשָׂה | wə-ʿā-śāʾ} ‘and he shall offer’, vekhipper {וְכִפֵּר | wə-kip-pēr} ‘and he shall make atonement’. Each et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks a direct object—his flesh, his garments, his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people—underscoring ritual specificity. The locative phrase bamayim bemakom kadosh {בַמַּיִם בְּמָקוֹם קָדֹשׁ | bä-mä-yim bə-mā-qôm qā-ḏôš} defines the sanctified setting. The parallel atonement formula ba’ado uve’ad haam {בַּעֲדוֹ וּבְעַד הָעָם | ba-ʿă-dō u-bə-ʿăd hā-ʿām} emphasizes the high priest’s dual role in securing both personal and communal expiation. |