| 20. Linguistic Exegesis The clause begins with the universal nominal kol {כֹּל | kôl} ‘all’ followed by a restrictive relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ’ăšer} ‘which’ modifying the construct chain bo {בּוֹ | bô} ‘in it’ and mum {מוּם | mūm} ‘defect.’ The negative imperative lo takrivu {לֹא תַקְרִיבוּ | lô tak-rî-vû} ‘you shall not offer’ in the Hiphil stem expresses a direct prohibition. The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces a result clause marked by the negative lo {לֹא | lô} ‘not’ combined with the infinitival noun leratson {לְרָצוֹן | lĕ-rā-ṣôn} ‘for acceptance’ and the imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yiḥ-yêh} ‘it will be,’ indicating a future outcome. The dative suffix in lakhem {לָכֶם | lā-kem} ‘for you’ designates the beneficiary. This causal-prohibitive structure links the disqualification of blemished offerings decisively to their lack of acceptance in cultic practice. |