| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a legal pronouncement, followed by the indefinite relative clause kol-’ăšer ya‘ăśeh {כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה | kol-’ăšer ya‘ăśeh} ‘anyone who does’, establishing the condition. The construct chain mi-kōl hattō‘ēbōt hā’ēlleh {מִכֹּל הַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה | mi-kōl hattō‘ĕbōt hā’ēlleh} ‘from all these abominations’ uses a postpositive demonstrative for specificity. The vav-consecutive Niphal perfect wə-nikhraṭū {וְנִכְרְת֛וּ | wə-nikhraṭū} ‘and shall be cut off’ delivers the consequence. The nominal clause hanefāshōṯ hā‘ōsōt {הַנְּפָשׁ֥וֹת הָעֹשֹׂת | hanefāshōṯ hā‘ōsōt} ‘the souls doing them’ marks the affected persons, and the source phrase miq-qerev ’ammām {מִקֶּרֶב עַמָּם | miq-qerev ’ammām} ‘from among their people’ emphasizes communal exclusion. The translation replicates the Hebrew structure to preserve legal force, individual responsibility, and communal separation. |