| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the temporal marker beyom {בְּי֧וֹם | bĕ-yōm} ‘on the day’, placing the instruction in time, followed by the construct phrase zivchachem {זִבְחֲכֶ֛ם | ziv-ḥa-chem} ‘your sacrifice’ to set the ritual context. The impersonal passive ye’akhel {יֵאָכֵ֖ל | yē-’a-khel} governs permitted consumption, and the conjunction u-mimmaḥō-rat {וּמִֽמָּחֳרָ֑ת | u-mim-ma-ḥō-rat} adds the next allowable day. Focus shifts to wə-ha-nō-tār {וְהַנּוֹתָר֙ | wə-ha-nō-tār} ‘the remainder’, framed by ’ad-yōm ha-šli-šî {עַד־י֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י | ’ad-yōm ha-šli-šî} ‘until the third day’, which establishes the deadline. The final Niphal imperfect yis-sā-ref {יִשָּׂרֵֽף | yis-sā-ref} denotes unavoidable burning, located by bā-’ēsh {בָּאֵ֖שׁ | bā-’ēsh} ‘in the fire’. Hebrew paratactic vav conjunctions, construct chains, and repeated passive stems create a legal sequence that moves from eating to complete consumption by fire. |