ויצוהו הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־֠אָחָז אֶת־אוּרִיָּ֨ה הַכֹּהֵ֜ן לֵאמֹ֗ר עַ֣ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ הַגָּדֹ֡ול הַקְטֵ֣ר אֶת־עֹֽלַת־הַבֹּקֶר֩ וְאֶת־מִנְחַ֨ת הָעֶ֜רֶב וְֽאֶת־עֹלַ֧ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ וְאֶת־מִנְחָתֹ֗ו וְ֠אֵת עֹלַ֞ת כָּל־עַ֤ם הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ וּמִנְחָתָ֣ם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔ם וְכָל־דַּ֥ם עֹלָ֛ה וְכָל־דַּם־זֶ֖בַח עָלָ֣יו תִּזְרֹ֑ק וּמִזְבַּ֧ח הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת יִֽהְיֶה־לִּ֖י לְבַקֵּֽר׃
And King Aḥaz commanded Uriyya the priest, saying, “Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering, and the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their grain offering and their libations; and all the blood of burnt offering and all the blood of sacrifice you shall sprinkle upon it. But the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.”
Morphology
- ויצוהו (va-yetzavehu) – Root: צוה; Form: Piel wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And he commanded him”; Notes: Aḥaz gives orders to Uriyyah.
- הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־אָחָז (ha-melekh-Aḥaz) – Root: מלך, אחז; Form: Definite noun + proper noun; Translation: “King Aḥaz”; Notes: The speaker of the command.
- אֶת־אוּרִיָּה (et-Uriyyah) – Root: אוריה; Form: Direct object marker + proper noun; Translation: “Uriyyah”; Notes: Recipient of the command.
- הַכֹּהֵן (ha-kohen) – Root: כהן; Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the priest”; Notes: Apposition to Uriyyah.
- לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר; Form: Preposition לְ + infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the command.
- עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הַגָּדֹול (ʿal ha-mizbeaḥ ha-gadol) – Root: זבח, גדל; Form: Preposition + definite noun + adjective; Translation: “upon the great altar”; Notes: Refers to the new altar modeled after the one in Dammeseq.
- הַקְטֵר (haqṭer) – Root: קטר; Form: Piel imperative masculine singular; Translation: “burn” or “offer as smoke”; Notes: Instruction to perform ritual burning.
- אֶת־עֹלַת־הַבֹּקֶר (et-ʿolat-ha-boqer) – Root: עלה, בקר; Form: Direct object marker + construct noun + definite noun; Translation: “the morning burnt offering”; Notes: Daily temple sacrifice.
- וְאֶת־מִנְחַת הָעֶרֶב (ve-et-minḥat ha-ʿerev) – Root: מנח, ערב; Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + construct noun + definite noun; Translation: “and the evening grain offering”; Notes: Paired with morning sacrifices.
- וְאֶת־עֹלַת הַמֶּלֶךְ (ve-et-ʿolat ha-melekh) – Root: עלה, מלך; Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + construct noun + definite noun; Translation: “and the king’s burnt offering”; Notes: Offering made on behalf of the king.
- וְאֶת־מִנְחָתוֹ (ve-et-minḥato) – Root: מנח; Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and his grain offering”; Notes: Accompanies the king’s burnt offering.
- וְאֵת עֹלַת כָּל־עַם הָאָרֶץ (ve-et ʿolat kol-ʿam ha-aretz) – Root: עלה, עם, ארץ; Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + construct noun + construct phrase + definite noun; Translation: “and the burnt offering of all the people of the land”; Notes: Public communal offering.
- וּמִנְחָתָם (u-minḥatam) – Root: מנח; Form: Conjunction + noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “and their grain offering”; Notes: Accompanies public offerings.
- וְנִסְכֵּיהֶם (ve-niskeihem) – Root: נסך; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “and their libations”; Notes: Wine poured during sacrifice ceremonies.
- וְכָל־דַּם עֹלָה (ve-khol dam ʿolah) – Root: דם, עלה; Form: Conjunction + noun construct phrase; Translation: “and all the blood of burnt offering”; Notes: Emphasizes complete transfer of rituals to the new altar.
- וְכָל־דַּם־זֶבַח (ve-khol dam-zevaḥ) – Root: דם, זבח; Form: Conjunction + construct noun phrase; Translation: “and all the blood of sacrifice”; Notes: General term for various offerings.
- עָלָיו (ʿalav) – Root: על; Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “upon it”; Notes: Refers to the new altar.
- תִּזְרֹק (tizroq) – Root: זרק; Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you shall sprinkle”; Notes: Priestly action with sacrificial blood.
- וּמִזְבַּח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת (u-mizbeaḥ ha-neḥoshet) – Root: זבח, נחשת; Form: Conjunction + noun + adjective; Translation: “and the bronze altar”; Notes: Refers to the former main altar.
- יִהְיֶה־לִּי (yihyeh-li) – Root: היה; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “shall be for me”; Notes: Indicates personal use of the bronze altar.
- לְבַקֵּר (le-vaqer) – Root: בקר; Form: Preposition לְ + Piel infinitive construct; Translation: “to inquire”; Notes: Refers to ritual divination or inquiry before YHWH.