וְ֠סָמְכוּ זִקְנֵ֨י הָעֵדָ֧ה אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֛ם עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הַפָּ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְשָׁחַ֥ט אֶת־הַפָּ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before YHWH, and they shall slaughter the bull before YHWH.
Morphology
- וְ֠סָמְכוּ (vesamkhu) – Root: סמך (s-m-k); Form: Verb, Qal, perfect, 3mp with vav consecutive; Translation: “And they shall lay”; Notes: Refers to the ceremonial act of laying hands on the offering.
- זִקְנֵ֨י (ziqnei) – Root: זקן (z-q-n); Form: Noun, mp construct; Translation: “The elders of”; Notes: Refers to the leaders or representatives of the congregation.
- הָעֵדָ֧ה (haʿedah) – Root: עדה (ʿ-d-h); Form: Noun, fs with definite article; Translation: “The congregation”; Notes: Indicates the assembly of Yisraʾel.
- אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֛ם (ʾet-yedeihem) – Root: יד (y-d); Form: Noun, mp construct with 3mp suffix; Translation: “Their hands”; Notes: Refers to the physical act performed by the elders.
- עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ (ʿal-rosh) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Noun, ms with preposition; Translation: “On the head of”; Notes: Specifies the location of the laying of hands.
- הַפָּ֖ר (happar) – Root: פר (p-r); Form: Noun, ms with definite article; Translation: “The bull”; Notes: Refers to the sacrificial animal.
- לִפְנֵ֣י (lifnei) – Root: פני (p-n-y); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Before”; Notes: Indicates the presence of YHWH during the ritual.
- יְהוָ֑ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the God of Yisraʾel.
- וְשָׁחַ֥ט (veshachat) – Root: שחט (sh-ḥ-t); Form: Verb, Qal, perfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And they shall slaughter”; Notes: Refers to the act of sacrificing the bull.
- אֶת־הַפָּ֖ר (ʾet-happar) – Root: פר (p-r); Form: Direct object marker with noun, ms with definite article; Translation: “The bull”; Notes: Specifies the object of the slaughter.
- לִפְנֵ֥י (lifnei) – Root: פני (p-n-y); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Before”; Notes: Indicates the location of the ritual act.
- יְהוָֽה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Reiterates the presence of God in the sacrificial ceremony.