| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the prepositional domain mikkol mattənōtêykem {מִכֹּל מַתְּנֹתֵיכֶם | miqqōl mattənōtêykem} ‘from all your gifts,’ defining the scope of the command. The Hiphil imperfect ṭarîmu {תָּרִימוּ | ṭarîmu} functions as a performative imperative to “lift up” the construct chain kôl-tərūmāṯ Yahweh {כָּל־תְּרוּמַ֣ת יְהוָה | kôl-tərūmāṯ Yəhōwā} ‘the offering of the LORD.’ The parallel specifications miqqōl-ḥelbô {מִכָּל־חֶלְבּוֹ | miqqōl-ḥelbô} ‘from all its fat’ and ʾet-mikdāshô {אֶת־מִקְדְּשׁוֹ | ʾet-mikdāshô} ‘its sacred part’ employ the preposition min in each clause to intensify the demand for the choicest and most consecrated portions. Rendering both instances of min as “from” preserves the Hebrew distributive emphasis, while the repetition guides the English additive “and” in the final clause. |