וְשָׁחַ֞ט אֶת־שְׂעִ֤יר הַֽחַטָּאת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָעָ֔ם וְהֵבִיא֙ אֶת־דָּמֹ֔ו אֶל־מִבֵּ֖ית לַפָּרֹ֑כֶת וְעָשָׂ֣ה אֶת־דָּמֹ֗ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ לְדַ֣ם הַפָּ֔ר וְהִזָּ֥ה אֹתֹ֛ו עַל־הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת וְלִפְנֵ֥י הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃
And he shall slaughter the goat of the sin offering, which is for the people, and bring its blood inside the veil, and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull; he shall sprinkle it on the atonement cover and before the atonement cover.
Morphology
- וְשָׁחַ֞ט (ve-shachat) – Root: שחט (sh-ḥ-t); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he shall slaughter”; Notes: Refers to the act of killing the goat for the sin offering.
- אֶת־שְׂעִ֤יר (et-seʿir) – Root: שעיר (s-ʿ-r); Form: Direct object marker + noun masculine singular; Translation: “The goat”; Notes: Specifies the animal used in the ritual.
- הַֽחַטָּאת֙ (ha-chattaʾt) – Root: חטא (ḥ-t-ʾ); Form: Definite article + noun feminine singular; Translation: “Of the sin offering”; Notes: Indicates the type of offering.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Which”; Notes: Introduces a subordinate clause.
- לָעָ֔ם (la-am) – Root: עם (ʿ-m); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “For the people”; Notes: Refers to the offering made on behalf of the people.
- וְהֵבִיא֙ (ve-hevi) – Root: בוא (b-w-ʾ); Form: Conjunction + Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And bring”; Notes: Describes the action of bringing the blood.
- אֶת־דָּמֹ֔ו (et-damo) – Root: דם (d-m); Form: Direct object marker + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Its blood”; Notes: Refers to the blood of the goat.
- אֶל־מִבֵּ֖ית (el-mibbeit) – Root: בית (b-y-t); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “Inside”; Notes: Indicates the location where the blood is brought.
- לַפָּרֹ֑כֶת (la-parokhet) – Root: פרכת (p-r-kh-t); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “The veil”; Notes: Refers to the curtain separating the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
- וְעָשָׂ֣ה (ve-asah) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And do”; Notes: Refers to the ritual actions with the blood.
- אֶת־דָּמֹ֗ו (et-damo) – Root: דם (d-m); Form: Direct object marker + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Its blood”; Notes: Reiterates the blood of the goat.
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (ka-asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Preposition + relative pronoun; Translation: “As he did”; Notes: Introduces the comparison to the previous action.
- עָשָׂה֙ (asah) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He did”; Notes: Refers to the prior act involving the bull’s blood.
- לְדַ֣ם (le-dam) – Root: דם (d-m); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “With the blood of”; Notes: Specifies the comparison.
- הַפָּ֔ר (ha-par) – Root: פר (p-r); Form: Definite article + noun masculine singular; Translation: “The bull”; Notes: Refers to the earlier offering.
- וְהִזָּ֥ה (ve-hizzah) – Root: נזה (n-z-h); Form: Conjunction + Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And sprinkle”; Notes: Describes the sprinkling action.
- אֹתֹ֛ו (oto) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “It”; Notes: Refers to the blood.
- עַל־הַכַּפֹּ֖רֶת (al-ha-kapporet) – Root: כפר (k-p-r); Form: Preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular; Translation: “On the atonement cover”; Notes: Specifies the target of the sprinkling.
- וְלִפְנֵ֥י (ve-lifnei) – Root: לפני (l-p-n-y); Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “And before”; Notes: Indicates another location for sprinkling.
- הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת (ha-kapporet) – Root: כפר (k-p-r); Form: Definite article + noun feminine singular; Translation: “The atonement cover”; Notes: Reiterates the sacred object on which the blood is sprinkled.