| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the demonstrative kakha {כָּ֣כָה | kā-kāʾ} ‘thus’, marking continuity with preceding ritual prescriptions. The Niphal imperfect ye’aseh {יֵעָשֶׂ֗ה | yē-ʿā-śe} ‘it shall be done’ conveys an ongoing ritual mandate. The distributive cardinal ha-echad {הָֽאֶחָ֔ד | hā-ʾe-ḥāḏ} ‘each’ attaches to successive prepositional phrases la-shor {לַשּׁוֹר֙ | la-šôr} ‘for the bull’, la-ayil {לָאַ֣יִל | lā-ʾā-yil} ‘for the ram’, and la-seh {לַשֶּׂה | lā-śeh} ‘for the lamb’, emphasizing individual applicability. The conjunction o {אוֹ | ʾō} ‘or’ coordinates exclusive alternatives, and the construct phrases ba-kevasim {בַּכְּבָשִׂ֖ם | ba-kə-vā-śim} and ba-izzim {בָעִזִּֽים | ba-ʿiz-zim} specify the lamb’s origin from sheep versus goats. In translation, the formal version preserves “among” to mirror the Hebrew locative nuance, while the dynamic version uses “from” for idiomatic clarity without altering the categorical distinctions. |