| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The construct chain bekodesh {בְּקֹ֥דֶשׁ | bə-qō-ḏeš} hakodashim {הַקֳּדָשִׁים | ha-qō-ḏā-šîm} ‘in a holy place of the holies’ intensifies the site’s sanctity. The imperfect toakhlenu {תֹּאכֲלֶנּוּ | tō-ā-khe-len-nû} ‘you shall eat it’ specifies a singular priestly duty. The shift to kol-zakhar {כָּל־זָכָר | kol-za-khar} yoakhal {יֹאכַל | yō-ʾa-khal} oto {אֹתוֹ | ʾō-tô} ‘every male shall eat it’ broadens participation. The final kodesh {קֹדֶשׁ | qō-ḏeš} yihyeh-lakh {יִהְיֶה־לָּֽךְ | yiḥ-yēh-lā-kh} ‘it shall be holy for you’ marks the consecration. This sequence—location, command, expansion, resultant status—mirrors Hebrew order and underscores the emphasis on sacred consumption. |