| 12. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the universal quantifier kol {כֹּל | kôl} ‘all’, establishing comprehensive scope over the listed offerings. This quantifier heads a construct chain of paired items (chelev {חֵלֶב | ḥêlêḇ} ‘fat’ + yitshar {יִצְהָר | yiṣḥār} ‘olive oil’, chelev {חֵלֶב | ḥêlêḇ} ‘fat’ + tirosh {תִּירוֹשׁ | tîrôš} ‘new wine’, and dāḡān {דָגָן | dāḡān} ‘grain’), each linked by wə {וְ | wə}. The construct noun reshitam {רֵאשִׁיתָם | rēʾîšîṯām} ‘their first’ introduces a relative clause with asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘which’, specifying the initial yield as firstfruits. The imperfect yittnu {יִתְּנוּ | yittənû} conveys the regular offering action directed to the divine recipient laYHWH {לַיהוָה | lā-Yahweh}, marked by the preposition lekha {לְךָ | lᵉ-ḵā}, and the perfect netattim {נְתַתִּים | nəṯattîm} functions as a declarative gift, positioning the human recipient as beneficiary. This progression from quantification through enumeration to relational exchange underscores the sacred economy of giving and priestly entitlement. |