| 14. Linguistic Exegesis The clause begins with the conjunction ve-khi {וְכִֽי־ | wə-ḵî} introducing a conditional scenario. The imperfect verb yā-gūr {יָגוּר֩ | yā-gūr} functions as the protasis predicate, followed by the subject gēr {גֵּ֜ר | gēr}, expanded by the relative phrase ʾă-šer-bə-to-ḵe-khem {אֲשֶֽׁר־בְּתוֹכְכֶם֙ | ʾă-šer bə-to-ḵe-khem} ‘who is among you.’ The phrase lə-dō-rō-ṯê-khem {לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם | lə-dō-rō-ṯê-khem} ‘for your generations’ sets the enduring legal scope. The vav-consecutive wə-ʿā-śāh {וְעָשָׂ֛ה | wə-ʿā-śāh} ‘and he offers’ introduces the apodosis, governing the object ʾîš-še {אִשֵּׁ֥ה | ʾîš-še} ‘fire offering’ specified by the construct phrase rê-aḥ-nî-ḥō-aḥ {רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹ֖חַ | rê-aḥ ni-ḥō-aḥ} ‘pleasing aroma.’ The recipient la-Yahweh {לַיהוָ֑ה | la-Yahweh} ‘to the LORD’ focuses the action on divine worship. The comparative formula ka-ʾă-šer…kên…yā-ʿă-sêh {כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר…כֵּ֥ן…יַעֲשֶֽׂה} ‘as you do, so he shall do’ ensures ritual parity between native and non-native participants. |