| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the conjunctive verb vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said,’ introducing direct speech. The subject Yahweh {יְהוָה֙ | Yəhōwāh} ‘LORD’ follows as the speaker. The phrase el Aharon {אֶל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן | ʾēl ʾāhārōn} ‘to Aaron’ marks the addressee. The coordinated clause ʾattāh ū-vānēḵā ū-wə-ḇêṯ-ʾāḇîḵā ʾittāḵā {אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ וּבֵית־אָבִיךָ אִתָּךְ | ʾattāh ū-vānēḵā ū-wə-ḇêṯ-ʾāḇîḵā ʾittāḵā} ‘you and your sons and your father’s house with you’ forms a compound subject, underscoring collective responsibility. The verb tissaʾû {תִּשְׂא֖וּ | tissaʾû} ‘you will bear’ repeats in parallel clauses for emphasis. Each accusative phrase—et-ʿāwōn hammīqdāš {אֶת־עֺוֺן הַמִּקְדָּשׁ | ʾet-ʿāwōn hammīqdāš} ‘the iniquity of the sanctuary’ and et-ʿāwōn kəhunnat-ḵem {אֶת־עֺוֺן כְּהֻנַּתְכֶֽם | ʾet-ʿāwōn kəhunnat-ḵem} ‘the iniquity of your priesthood’—features the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet}, reflecting the Hebrew double accusative construction. The parallel structure delineates two spheres of Aaronic accountability and underscores the gravity of sacred and priestly obligations. |