| 30. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with bayom hahu {בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא | ba-yôm ha-hûʼ} ‘on that day,’ marking a temporal clause that sets the consumption window. The Niphal imperfect ye-ʼa-ḵēl {יֵאָכֵל | ye-ʼa-ḵēl} ‘it shall be eaten’ conveys passive obligation. The Hiphil imperfect lōʼ tō-tî-rū {לֹא־תוֹתִירוּ | lōʼ tō-tî-rū} issues a prohibitive command, with mim-men-nû {מִמֶּנּוּ | mim-men-nû} ‘from it’ specifying the object. The prepositional phrase ʿăd bō-qer {עַד־בֹּקֶר | ʿăd bō-qer} ‘until morning’ marks the deadline. The declaration ʼă-nî Yə-hō-wāh {אֲנִי יְהוָה | ʼă-nî Yə-hō-wāh} ‘I am the LORD’ asserts divine authority. The concise, conjunction-free structure and use of brachylogy intensify the ritual imperative, underscoring both temporal urgency and sacred command. |