| 32. Linguistic Exegesis vechipper {וְכִפֶּר | wə-ḵip̄er} ‘and he will make atonement’ functions as a vav-consecutive verb, establishing the central action of the priest (hakohen {הַכֹּהֵן | hak-kō-hēn}). The relative clauses introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾǎ-šer} specify his qualifications: a-sher-yimshach {אֲשֶׁר־יִמְשַׁח | ʾǎ-šer-yim-šā-ḥ} ‘who is anointed’ marks induction by oil, and va-asher yemalle et-yado {וַאֲשֶׁר יְמַלֵּא אֶת־יָד֔וֹ | wǎ-ʾǎ-šer yǝ-mal-lēʼ ʾet-yā-ḏō} ‘and who fills his hand’ is an idiom for commissioning via hand-filling. The infinitive le-kohen {לְכַהֵן | lǝ-ḵǎ-hēn} ‘to serve as priest’ denotes vocation, with tachat aviv {תַּחַת אָבִ֑יו | ṭǎ-ḥaṯ ʾa-vîw} ‘under his father’ indicating hereditary succession. The coordinate velavash {וְלָבַשׁ | wǝ-lā-ḇaš} ‘and he shall put on’ governs two object phrases: et-bigdei ha-bad {אֶת־בִּגְדֵי הַבָּד | ʾet-bǐg-dē ḥǎ-baḏ} ‘the garments of the linen’ and bigdei hakkodesh {בִּגְדֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ | bǐg-dē hak-qō-ḏēš} ‘garments of the holy’, reinforcing the required ritual attire. This structure preserves the sequential commissioning and liturgical detail of the Hebrew text. |