וְטָבַ֧ל הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶצְבָּעֹ֖ו מִן־הַדָּ֑ם וְהִזָּ֞ה שֶׁ֤בַע פְּעָמִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֖ת פְּנֵ֥י הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃
And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before YHWH, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.
Morphology
- וְטָבַ֧ל (vetaval) – Root: טבל (ṭ-v-l); Form: Verb, Qal, perfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he shall dip”; Notes: Refers to the action of immersing the finger.
- הַכֹּהֵ֛ן (hakohen) – Root: כהן (k-h-n); Form: Noun, ms with definite article; Translation: “The priest”; Notes: The officiating priest performing the ritual.
- אֶצְבָּעֹ֖ו (etzbaʿo) – Root: אצבע (ʾ-tz-b-ʿ); Form: Noun, fs with 3ms possessive suffix; Translation: “His finger”; Notes: The finger used for sprinkling the blood.
- מִן־הַדָּ֑ם (min-haddam) – Root: דם (d-m); Form: Preposition “from” + noun, ms with definite article; Translation: “From the blood”; Notes: Specifies the source of the blood.
- וְהִזָּ֞ה (vehizzah) – Root: נזה (n-z-h); Form: Verb, Hifil, perfect, 3ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And he shall sprinkle”; Notes: Refers to the act of sprinkling the blood.
- שֶׁ֤בַע (shevaʿ) – Root: שבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Numeral, fs; Translation: “Seven”; Notes: Indicates the number of times the blood is sprinkled.
- פְּעָמִים֙ (peʿamim) – Root: פעם (p-ʿ-m); Form: Noun, fp; Translation: “Times”; Notes: Refers to the repetitions of the act.
- לִפְנֵ֣י (lifnei) – Root: פני (p-n-y); Form: Preposition + noun, mp construct; Translation: “Before”; Notes: Indicates the presence of YHWH.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the divine name.
- אֵ֖ת (et) – Root: N/A; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: (not translated); Notes: Marks the object of the verb.
- פְּנֵ֥י (penei) – Root: פני (p-n-y); Form: Noun, mp construct; Translation: “The face of”; Notes: Refers to the front side.
- הַפָּרֹֽכֶת (happarokhet) – Root: פרך (p-r-kh); Form: Noun, fs with definite article; Translation: “The veil”; Notes: Refers to the curtain of the sanctuary.