| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with vekohen {וְכֹהֵן | wə-ḵō-hên} as the subject of the conditional clause introduced by ki {כִּי | kî}. The imperfect verb yiqneh {יִקְנֶה | yiq-nêh} governs the construct chain kinyan kaspo {קִנְיַן כַּסְפּוֹ | kin-yān kas-pō}, specifying the means of acquiring nefesh {נֶפֶשׁ | né-pheš}. The pronominal suffix on yokhal {יֹּאכַל | yô-ḵal} marks the priest’s entitlement to consume the acquired person. The participle veyilid {וִילִיד | wiv-lîd} with beito {בֵּיתוֹ | bêythō} extends consumption rights to those born in his house, and the plural yokhlu {יֹּאכְלוּ | yô-ḵə-lû} with velachmo {בְּלַחְמוֹ | bə-laḥ-mō} signals collective participation by the household. This legal construction delineates both individual and familial rights regarding priestly property. |