| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect vehikriv {וְהִקְרִ֤יב | wə-hiq-rîv} ‘he shall bring near’, issuing a ritual command. The prepositional phrase al-ben-hab-bāqar {עַל־בֶּן־הַבָּקָר֙ | ʿal-ben-hab-bā-qar} specifies the sacrificial animal. The construct chain minchah solet sheloshah esronim {מִנְחָה סֹלֶת שְׁלֹשָׁה עֶשְׂרֹנִים | min-ḥā so-leṯ šə-lô-šā ʿe-sro-nîm} ‘grain offering of fine flour, three tenths’ conveys a precise fractional measure. The participle balul {בָּלוּל | bā-lûl} ‘mixed’ introduces the preparation clause, linked by bashemen {בַּשֶּׁמֶן | ba-še-men} ‘with oil’ and completed by chatzi ha-hin {חֲצִי הַהִֽין | ḥa-ṣî ha-hîn} ‘half a hin’. Hebrew’s tight word order and construct phrases yield exact liturgical instruction, which the English reflects with parallel noun phrases and modifiers. |