| 40. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the noun lezikaron {לְזִכָּרוֹן | lə-zik-kā-rōn} ‘for a memorial’, establishing an enduring reminder. A purpose clause introduced by lema’an {לְמַעַן | lə-ma-ʿān} ‘so that’ governs the relative asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘who’ plus the jussive-negative lo-yikrav {לֹא־יִקְרַב | lō-yik-rāv} ‘may not approach’, delineating the prohibited actor. The construct mizera {מִזֶּרַע | miz-rāʿ} ‘from the seed’ of Aaron specifies lineage, and the Hiphil infinitive lehaqtir ketoret {לְהַקְטִיר קְטֹרֶת | lə-hak-tîr qə-ṭō-ret} ‘to offer incense’ defines the restricted cultic act before the divine, lifnei Yahweh {לִפְנֵי יְהוָה | lif-nei Yə-hō-wāh}. A result clause with ve-lo-yihyeh {וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה | wə-lō-yih-yēh} ‘and he will not be’ leads into the comparative kekorach {כְּקֹרַח | kə-kô-raḥ} ‘like Korah’ and ve-ka’adato {וְכַעֲדָתוֹ | wə-ḵa-ʿă-ḏā-tō} ‘and his assembly’. The concluding ka’asher diber Yahweh be-yad-moshe lo {כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה לוֹ | ka-ʾă-šer dib-bēr Yə-hō-wāh bə-yad-mo-šē lō} ‘just as the LORD spoke by the hand of Moses to him’ attributes instruction to divine authority through Moses. Hebrew purpose/result infinitives, relative clauses, and construct chains have been rendered to preserve theological nuance and clarity. |