וְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַ אֶת־הַשָּׂעִיר֙ לַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔ל יְכַבֵּ֣ס בְּגָדָ֔יו וְרָחַ֥ץ אֶת־בְּשָׂרֹ֖ו בַּמָּ֑יִם וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֖ן יָבֹ֥וא אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃
And the one who sends the goat to Azazel shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp.
Morphology
- וְהַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֤חַ (ve-ha-meshaleach) – Root: שלח (sh-l-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + Hiphil participle masculine singular; Translation: “And the one who sends”; Notes: Refers to the person performing the action of sending.
- אֶת־הַשָּׂעִיר֙ (et-ha-saʿir) – Root: שעיר (s-ʿ-r); Form: Direct object marker + noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The goat”; Notes: Refers to the scapegoat for Azazel.
- לַֽעֲזָאזֵ֔ל (la-azazel) – Root: Unknown; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “To Azazel”; Notes: Indicates the destination of the goat.
- יְכַבֵּ֣ס (yekabes) – Root: כבס (k-b-s); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He shall wash”; Notes: Refers to the washing of garments for purification.
- בְּגָדָ֔יו (begadav) – Root: בגד (b-g-d); Form: Noun masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His clothes”; Notes: Refers to the garments worn by the individual.
- וְרָחַ֥ץ (ve-raḥatz) – Root: רחץ (r-ḥ-ts); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he shall bathe”; Notes: Refers to the act of bathing for ritual purification.
- אֶת־בְּשָׂרֹ֖ו (et-besaro) – Root: בשר (b-s-r); Form: Direct object marker + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His body”; Notes: Specifies the part of the individual being washed.
- בַּמָּ֑יִם (ba-mayim) – Root: מים (m-y-m); Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural; Translation: “In water”; Notes: Indicates the medium of purification.
- וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֖ן (ve-acharei-ken) – Root: אחר (ʾ-ḥ-r); Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “And afterward”; Notes: Specifies the sequence of events.
- יָבֹ֥וא (yavo) – Root: בוא (b-v-ʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He may come”; Notes: Refers to reentry into the camp.
- אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה (el-ha-machaneh) – Root: מחנה (m-ḥ-n-h); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Into the camp”; Notes: Refers to the community area.