וְשָׂרַ֥ף אֶת־הַפָּרָ֖ה לְעֵינָ֑יו אֶת־עֹרָ֤הּ וְאֶת־בְּשָׂרָהּ֙ וְאֶת־דָּמָ֔הּ עַל־פִּרְשָׁ֖הּ יִשְׂרֹֽף׃
And he shall burn the heifer before his eyes—its hide, its flesh, and its blood, along with its dung, he shall burn.
Morphology
- וְשָׂרַ֥ף (vesaraf) – Root: שרף (saraf); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he shall burn”; Notes: Refers to the complete burning of the heifer.
- אֶת־הַפָּרָ֖ה (et-happarah) – Root: פרר (parar); Form: Direct object marker with noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the heifer”; Notes: The object of the burning.
- לְעֵינָ֑יו (leʿeinav) – Root: עין (ʿayin); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine dual and 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “before his eyes”; Notes: Indicates that the act is done visibly.
- אֶת־עֹרָ֤הּ (et-orah) – Root: עור (ʿor); Form: Direct object marker with noun, masculine singular and 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “its hide”; Notes: Refers to the skin of the heifer.
- וְאֶת־בְּשָׂרָהּ֙ (ve’et-besarah) – Root: בשר (basar); Form: Conjunction with direct object marker and noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and its flesh”; Notes: Refers to the meat of the heifer.
- וְאֶת־דָּמָ֔הּ (ve’et-damah) – Root: דם (dam); Form: Conjunction with direct object marker and noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and its blood”; Notes: Refers to the blood of the heifer.
- עַל־פִּרְשָׁ֖הּ (ʿal-pirshah) – Root: פרש (parash); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular and 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “along with its dung”; Notes: Indicates inclusion of all parts in the burning.
- יִשְׂרֹֽף (yisrof) – Root: שרף (saraf); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he shall burn”; Notes: Emphasizes the thoroughness of the burning process.