| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the demonstrative clause ve-zeh lecha {וְזֶה־לְךָ | wə-zēh lə-kā} ‘and this is for you’, functioning as a transitional indicator introducing the priestly allocation formula. The nominal construct terumat mattanam {תְּרוּמַת מַתָּנָם | tə-rū-maṯ maṯ-ṭā-nām} ‘the offering of their gifts’ links terumah {תְּרוּמָה | tə-rū-māh} ‘portion’ in construct state with mattan {מַתָּן | maṯ-ṭān} ‘gift’, specifying the priests’ share. The prepositional phrase le-kol-tenufot benei yisrael {לְכָל־תְּנוּפוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | lə-ḵōl tə-nū-pōṯ bə-nê yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘for all the wave offerings of the sons of Israel’ employs a distributive prefix lə-ḵōl ‘for all’ with an absolute plural and a construct chain for possession. The verbal clause lecha netatim {לְךָ נְתַתִּים | lə-kā nə-ṭat-tîm} ‘to you I have given them’ uses a Qal perfect first person singular with a third person masculine plural suffix, foregrounding divine bestowal, followed by u-levanekha ve-livnotecha ittecha {וּלְבָנֶיךָ וְלִבְנֹתֶיךָ אִתְּךָ | ū-lə-βā-nê-ḵā wə-liv-nō-ṯê-ḵā ʾit-ṭə-ḵā} ‘and to your sons and to your daughters with you’ in a sequence of indirect objects that emphasizes inclusivity. The legal formula le-chaq olam {לְחָק־עוֹלָם | lə-ḥāq ʿō-lām} ‘as an everlasting statute’ uses a prepositional phrase signaling perpetuity. The conditional clause kol-tahor beveitecha yokhal oto {כָּל־טָהוֹר בְּבֵיתְךָ יֹאכַל אֹתֽוֹ | kāl-ṭā-hōr bə-ḇêṯ-ə-ḵā yō-ḥăl ʾō-ṯō} ‘everyone who is clean in your house may eat it’ uses a generic noun-adjective unit with a locative and a Qal imperfect to grant permission. The ordered structure from designation through allocation to stipulation highlights the verse’s legal and ritual precision. |