כִּ֚י אִם־לִשְׁאֵרֹ֔ו הַקָּרֹ֖ב אֵלָ֑יו לְאִמֹּ֣ו וּלְאָבִ֔יו וְלִבְנֹ֥ו וּלְבִתֹּ֖ו וּלְאָחִֽיו׃
Except for his close relative who is near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, and for his brother.
Morphology
- כִּ֚י (ki) – Root: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “Except for” or “Because”; Notes: Provides the exception to the previous prohibition.
- אִם־ (im) – Root: Particle; Form: Conditional particle; Translation: “If” or “Only”; Notes: Introduces the conditions under which defilement is allowed.
- לִשְׁאֵרֹ֔ו (lish’ero) – Root: שאר (sh-ʾ-r); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “For his close relative”; Notes: Refers to kinship.
- הַקָּרֹ֖ב (hakkarov) – Root: קרב (q-r-b); Form: Adjective masculine singular definite; Translation: “Who is near”; Notes: Specifies proximity of the relationship.
- אֵלָ֑יו (elav) – Root: Pronoun; Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “To him”; Notes: Refers to the Kohen.
- לְאִמֹּ֣ו (le’immo) – Root: אם (ʾ-m); Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “For his mother”; Notes: Indicates a direct relative.
- וּלְאָבִ֔יו (ul’aviv) – Root: אב (ʾ-b); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And for his father”; Notes: Adds another close relative.
- וְלִבְנֹ֥ו (velivno) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And for his son”; Notes: Specifies another close relationship.
- וּלְבִתֹּ֖ו (ulivitto) – Root: בת (b-t); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And for his daughter”; Notes: Adds his daughter to the exceptions.
- וּלְאָחִֽיו (ul’achiv) – Root: אח (ʾ-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And for his brother”; Notes: Completes the list of close relatives.