| 26. Linguistic Exegesis The opening Hiphil imperative vehafshet {וְהַפְשֵׁ֤ט | wəhafšēt} ‘strip’ initiates a ritual command, immediately followed by the Hiphil perfect vehilbashtam {וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ֖ם | wəhilbaştām} ‘and clothe them’, marking the investiture of sacred attire. The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet}, repeated before both Aaron and his garments, foregrounds the transfer of priestly vestments. The sequence veAharon ye'asef umet {וְאַהֲרֹן יֵאָסֵף וּמֵת} merges the Niphal imperfect ye'asef {יֵאָסֵף | yē’āsēp̄} ‘will be gathered’—a death euphemism—and the Qal perfect umet {וּמֵת | umēt} ‘will die’, completing the narrative progression. Finally, the locative adverb sham {שָׁם | šām} ‘there’ anchors the event in its cultic context, preserving the Hebrew clause sequence in English. |