| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew imperatival clause opens with emor {אֱמֹר | ʾĕ-môr} ‘say’ followed by the temporal prepositional phrase ledoroteichem {לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם | lə-dô-rô-tê-khem} ‘for your generations,’ establishing enduring validity. The relative clause asher yikrav mikolzaraakhem {אֲשֶׁר-יִקְרַב מִכָּל-זַרְעֲכֶם | ʾă-šer yiq-rāv mik-kōl-zar-ə-ḵem} ‘who draws near from all your offspring’ links individual approach to lineage. The subsequent clause elhakodashim asher yakdishu {אֶל-הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יַקְדִּישׁוּ | ʾel-hak-qō-dā-šîm ʾă-šer yaq-dî-šû} ‘to the holy things which they consecrate’ emphasizes communal dedication. The circumstantial clause vetumato alav {וְטֻמְאָת֖וֹ עָלָיו | wə-tum-ʾā-tô ʿā-lā-vô} ‘while his uncleanness is upon him’ sets the condition for the penalty. The Nifal perfect venikhretah {וְנִכְרְתָ֞ה | wə-niḵ-rə-ṯā} ‘shall be cut off’ conveys covenant exclusion, and the emphatic declaration ani Yahweh {אֲנִי יְהוָה | ʾă-nî Yahweh} ‘I am the LORD’ functions as a divine seal of authority. |