| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The Hebrew verse presents a chain of ritual commands with vav-consecutive verbs linking each action. It begins with unetatem {וּנְתַתֶּ֣ם | ûnəṯattêm} “and you shall give” in a Qal imperfect with vav-consecutive functioning as a directive for the community to transfer the offering. The destination is marked by the preposition el {אֶל | ʾel} “to” plus the proper name Eleazar {אֶלְעָזָר | ʾElʿāzār}, assigning the task to the priest. The sequence continues with vehotzi {וְהוֹצִ֤יא | wəhōṣîʾ} “and he shall bring out” in the Hifil perfect with vav-consecutive, indicating the priest’s active role. The repeated pronoun otah {אֹתָהּ | ʾôṯāh} “her” maintains focus on the heifer. The location is specified by the spatial expression el–miḥûṣ lammachănê {אֶל־מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה | ʾel-miḥûṣ lammachănê} “to outside the camp,” combining prepositional el with the abstract miḥûṣ “outside” and the lammachaneh “the camp.” Finally, veshachat {וְשָׁחַט | wəšāḥaṭ} “and he shall slaughter” followed by lefanav {לְפָנָיו | ləpānāw} “before him” frames the act under the priest’s oversight, underscoring controlled execution of the purification rite. |