| 4. Linguistic Exegesis The causative verb vehikriv {וְהִקְרִ֛יב | vә-ḥik-rîḇ} initiates the ritual action, immediately followed by the definite participle hamakriv {הַמַּקְרִ֥יב | ham-mak-rîḇ} as the subject. The construct korbano {קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ | qā-rĕ-ḇā-nō} with pronominal suffix specifies possession, and the prepositional phrase la-Yahweh {לַֽיהוָ֑ה | la-Yə-hō-wāh} marks the divine recipient. The noun minchah {מִנְחָה֙ | min-ḥāh} classifies the offering type. The noun chain solet {סֹ֣לֶת | sō-let}, issaron {עִשָּׂר֔וֹן | ʿis-sā-rōn}, balul {בָּל֕וּל | bā-lūl}, birviit {בִּרְבִעִ֥ית | bir-vi-ʿît}, hahin {הַהִ֖ין | ha-ḥīn}, shemen {שָֽׁמֶן | šā-men} preserves Hebrew word order, listing material, quantity, preparation state, measure, and medium. The precision of “a tenth of an ephah” and “a fourth of a hin” reflects Hebrew metrological terms rendered in English. |