וַיַּקְרֵ֕ב אֵ֖ת אֵ֣יל הָעֹלָ֑ה וַֽיִּסְמְכ֞וּ אַהֲרֹ֧ן וּבָנָ֛יו אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הָאָֽיִל׃
And he brought near the ram of the burnt offering, and Aharon and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.
Morphology
- וַיַּקְרֵ֕ב (vayakrev) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Verb, Hifil, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he brought near”; Notes: Indicates the action of presenting the offering.
- אֵ֖ת (et) – Form: Direct object marker; Translation: “The”; Notes: Introduces the direct object.
- אֵ֣יל (eil) – Root: איל (ʾ-y-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Ram”; Notes: Refers to the animal offered as a burnt offering.
- הָעֹלָ֑ה (haʿolah) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “Of the burnt offering”; Notes: Specifies the type of offering.
- וַֽיִּסְמְכ֞וּ (vayismekhu) – Root: סמך (s-m-k); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And they laid”; Notes: Refers to the act of placing hands as part of the sacrificial ritual.
- אַהֲרֹ֧ן (Aharon) – Root: אהר (ʾ-h-r); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: Refers to the high priest.
- וּבָנָ֛יו (u-vanav) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Conjunction (and) + noun (sons), masculine plural with pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And his sons”; Notes: Refers to Aharon’s sons participating in the ritual.
- אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם (et-yedeihem) – Root: יד (y-d); Form: Direct object marker + noun (hands), masculine plural with pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “Their hands”; Notes: Refers to the hands of Aharon and his sons.
- עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ (ʿal-rosh) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Preposition (on) + noun (head), masculine singular; Translation: “On the head”; Notes: Indicates the placement of their hands.
- הָאָֽיִל (haʾayil) – Root: איל (ʾ-y-l); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Of the ram”; Notes: Refers back to the offering brought forward.