| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with veyayin {וְיַיִן | wə·yā·yin} ‘and wine’, adding a liquid element to the cultic act. The prepositional lanesekh {לַנֶּסֶךְ | la·nē·seḵ} ‘drink offering’ defines the ritual type. The construct chain reviʿit hahhin {רְבִיעִ֣ית הַהִ֔ין | rə·ḇî·ʿîṯ ha·hîn} ‘quarter of a hin’ specifies measure by linking numeric noun to unit. The finite verb taʿaseh {תַּעֲשֶׂה | ṭa·ʿa·śê} ‘you shall make’ issues the command. The coordinated phrases ʿal haʿolah {עַל־הָעֹלָה | ʿal hā·ʿō·lāh} ‘upon the burnt offering’ and ʾō la-zavakh {אוֹ לַזַּבַּח | ʾō la·zā·vaḥ} ‘or for the sacrifice’ present alternative applications. The final la-keves haʾeḥad {לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד | la·ke·veś hā·ʾe·ḥāḏ} ‘for one lamb’ clarifies singular distribution. The English version reorders prepositional elements for readability while retaining the precise sequence of Hebrew ritual directives. |