| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse follows a vav-consecutive narrative sequence introduced by velakach {וְלָקַ֖ח | wə-lā-qaḥ} ‘and he shall take’, which then links to its definite object via et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} ‘direct object marker’. The numeral shnei {שְׁנֵ֣י | šnē} ‘two’ appears in dual construct with ha-seʿîrîm {הַשְּׂעִירִ֑ם | ha-seʿîrîm} ‘the goats’. The Hiphil stem of weheʾemîd {וְהֶעֱמִ֤יד | wə-hē-ʾĕ-miḏ} ‘and he shall present them’ conveys causative action toward otam {אֹתָם֙ | ’ō-ṯām} ‘them’. The preposition lifnei {לִפְנֵ֣י | li-pnê} ‘before’ establishes spatial orientation toward Yahweh {יְהוָ֔ה | Yə-hō-wāh} as the recipient of the ritual. The construct chain peṭaḥ ʼōhel mōʿēḏ {פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד | pe-ṭaḥ ʼō-hel mō-ʿēḏ} ‘entrance of the tent of meeting’ delineates the sacred locus. English renders the Hebrew V-verb sequence in SVO order to maintain clarity and ritual flow, preserving the progression from selection to presentation in the holy space. |