| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew opens with the demonstrative zot {זֹאת | zōṯ} ‘this’, fronting focus before the successive imperatives asu {עֲשׂוּ | ăśû} ‘do’ and kechu {קְחוּ | qəḥû} ‘take’, forming a linked command. The prepositional phrase la-khem {לָכֶם | lāḵem} ‘for yourselves’ marks the beneficiaries. The noun machtot {מַחְתּוֹת | maḥtôt} ‘censers’ functions as the direct object of kechu. The proper name Qōraḥ {קֹרַח | Qōraḥ} and the coordinated phrase wə-kōl ‘ădātô {וְכָל־עֲדָתֽוֹ | wə-ḵōl ‘ădātô} ‘and all his assembly’ identify the participants bound to perform the action. The vav in wə-kōl links the noun phrase to the earlier command, creating a compound imperative that unifies Korah and his followers in a communal liturgical act. In English, we reflected the fronted demonstrative with “Do this:” and preserved the sequence and recipients to maintain the original emphasis and urgency. |