| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the Hiphil perfect vehenif {וְהֵנִיף | wə-hē-nîp̄} ‘and he shall wave’, introduced by the vav-consecutive to mark sequential ritual action. The direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et} ‘marker of direct object’ precedes hā-‘ō-mer {הָעֹמֶר | hā-‘ō-mer} ‘the sheaf’, specifying the offering. The prepositional phrase lip̄nê Yahweh {לִפְנֵי יְהוָה | lip̄nê Yə-hō-wāh} ‘before Yahweh’ establishes spatial orientation toward the deity. The infinitive phrase lir·tsō·nə-khem {לִרְצֹנְכֶם | lir·tsō·nə-khem} ‘for your acceptance’ employs the lamed to convey purpose and the plural suffix to signal communal benefit. Temporal instruction is given by mim·mā·ḥō-rat {מִמָּחֳרַת | mim·mā·ḥō-rat} ‘from the morrow’ linked in construct to haš-šab-bāt {הַשַּׁבָּת | haš-šab-bāt} ‘the Sabbath’, yielding “from the morrow of the Sabbath.” The verb ye-nip̄én-nû {יְנִיפֶנּוּ | ye-nip̄én-nû} ‘he shall wave it’ in the Hiphil imperfect reiterates the action, clarifying the agent as hak·kō-hēn {הַכֹּהֵן | hak·kō-hēn} ‘the priest’. This sequence of vav-consecutive, purpose infinitive, temporal construct chain, and repeated verb underpins a step-by-step liturgical prescription. In translation, the vav-consecutive is rendered as a modal future, the infinitive purpose clause as an intended outcome, and the Hebrew construct chain as “on the day after the Sabbath.” |