וְנִתַּ֤ח אֹתֹו֙ לִנְתָחָ֔יו וְאֶת־רֹאשֹׁ֖ו וְאֶת־פִּדְרֹ֑ו וְעָרַ֤ךְ הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֹתָ֔ם עַל־הָֽעֵצִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃
And he shall cut it into its pieces, and its head and its fat, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.
Morphology
- וְנִתַּח (ve-nittaḥ) – Root: נתח; Form: Piel wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he shall cut into pieces”; Notes: Technical verb for dividing a sacrifice.
- אֹתֹו (oto) – Root: —; Form: Direct object marker + 3ms suffix; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers to the sacrificial animal.
- לִנְתָחָיו (li-netachaiv) – Root: נתח; Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural with 3ms suffix; Translation: “into its pieces”; Notes: Indicates division of the animal into ritual sections.
- וְאֶת־רֹאשֹׁו (ve-et-rosho) – Root: ראשׁ; Form: Direct object marker + noun masculine singular with 3ms suffix; Translation: “and its head”; Notes: Head is listed separately as a distinct portion.
- וְאֶת־פִּדְרֹו (ve-et-pidro) – Root: uncertain, usually connected with פדר “fat”; Form: Direct object marker + noun masculine singular with 3ms suffix; Translation: “and its fat”; Notes: Fat covering the entrails, ritually significant portion.
- וְעָרַךְ (ve-ʿarakh) – Root: ערך; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he shall arrange”; Notes: Technical sacrificial term for arranging on the altar.
- הַכֹּהֵן (ha-kohen) – Root: כהן; Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the priest”; Notes: Ritual functionary.
- אֹתָם (otam) – Root: —; Form: Direct object marker + 3mp suffix; Translation: “them”; Notes: Refers to the cut pieces, head, and fat.
- עַל־הָעֵצִים (ʿal-ha-ʿetsim) – Root: עץ; Form: Preposition + definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “on the wood”; Notes: Wood prepared for burning the sacrifice.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: —; Form: Relative particle; Translation: “that/which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- עַל־הָאֵשׁ (ʿal-ha-ʾesh) – Root: אשׁ; Form: Preposition + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “on the fire”; Notes: Fire prepared on the altar for sacrifice.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: —; Form: Relative particle; Translation: “that/which”; Notes: Links to altar clause.
- עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ (ʿal-ha-mizbeaḥ) – Root: זבח; Form: Preposition + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “on the altar”; Notes: Place where the sacrifice is burned.