| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the purpose preposition lema'an {לְמַעַן | lə-ma-ʿan} ‘so that’, introducing the reason for the subsequent directives. The relative asher {אֲשֶׁר | ’a-šer} ‘which’ links the direct-object et-zivcheihem {אֶת־זִבְחֵיהֶם | ’et·ziv-ḥê-hēm} ‘their sacrifices’ to the subordinate action introduced by the Hiphil imperfect yaviyu {יָבִיאוּ | yā-vî-’û} ‘they bring’. The participle zovchim {זֹבְחִים | zō-vḥîm} ‘are sacrificing’ underscores ongoing ritual activity al-penei hasadeh {עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה | ’al·pᵊ-nē ha-sā-dé} ‘on the face of the field’. The vav-consecutive ve-hevium {וֶהֱבִיאֻם | wᵊ-hĕ-bî-’ûm} ‘and bring them’ continues with a sequence of prepositional phrases—laYHWH {לַיהוָה | la-YH-WH} ‘to the LORD’, el-petach {אֶל־פֶּתַח | ’el·pe-ṭaḥ} ‘to the entrance of’, ohel moed {אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד | ’ō-hel mō-’êd} ‘tent of meeting’, el-ha-kohen {אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן | ’el·ha·kō-hên} ‘to the priest’—that structure the proper path for worship. The vav-consecutive ve-zavchu {וְזָבְחוּ | wᵊ-zā-vḥû} ‘and they shall sacrifice’ directs the offerings as zivchei shelamim {זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים | ziv-ḥê·šə-lā-mîm} ‘sacrifices of peace offerings’ once more to laYHWH {לַיהוָה | la-YH-WH}, emphasizing exclusive centralized worship at the appointed place under priestly mediation. |