Leviticus 4:24

וְסָמַ֤ךְ יָדֹו֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הַשָּׂעִ֔יר וְשָׁחַ֣ט אֹתֹ֔ו בִּמְקֹ֛ום אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁחַ֥ט אֶת־הָעֹלָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה חַטָּ֖את הֽוּא׃

And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat and slaughter it in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before YHWH; it is a sin offering.

 

Morphology

  1. וְסָמַ֤ךְ (vesamakh) – Root: סמך (s-m-k); Form: Conjunction + verb, Qal, perfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he shall lay”; Notes: Indicates the act of placing one’s hand on the offering.
  2. יָדֹו֙ (yado) – Root: יד (y-d); Form: Noun, fs with 3ms suffix; Translation: “His hand”; Notes: Refers to the priest’s hand.
  3. עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ (ʿal-rosh) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Preposition + noun, ms; Translation: “Upon the head of”; Notes: Indicates the location of the act.
  4. הַשָּׂעִ֔יר (hassaʿir) – Root: שׂער (s-ʿ-r); Form: Definite article + noun, ms; Translation: “The goat”; Notes: Refers to the specific goat being offered.
  5. וְשָׁחַ֣ט (veshaḥat) – Root: שחט (sh-ḥ-t); Form: Conjunction + verb, Qal, perfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he shall slaughter”; Notes: Refers to the act of slaughtering the offering.
  6. אֹתֹ֔ו (oto) – Root: N/A; Form: Direct object marker with 3ms suffix; Translation: “It”; Notes: Refers to the goat.
  7. בִּמְקֹ֛ום (bimqom) – Root: מקום (m-q-w-m); Form: Preposition + noun, ms; Translation: “In the place”; Notes: Indicates the location.
  8. אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁחַ֥ט (ʾasher-yishḥat) – Root: שחט (sh-ḥ-t); Form: Relative pronoun + verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “Where it is slaughtered”; Notes: Refers to the location of the burnt offering’s slaughter.
  9. אֶת־הָעֹלָ֖ה (et-haʿolah) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Direct object marker + noun, fs; Translation: “The burnt offering”; Notes: Refers to the type of offering.
  10. לִפְנֵ֣י (lifne) – Root: פני (p-n-y); Form: Preposition + construct form; Translation: “Before”; Notes: Indicates the presence of YHWH.
  11. יְהוָ֑ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The sacred name of God.
  12. חַטָּ֖את (ḥattat) – Root: חטא (ḥ-ṭ-ʾ); Form: Noun, fs; Translation: “Sin offering”; Notes: Refers to the specific type of sacrifice.
  13. הֽוּא (hu) – Root: N/A; Form: Pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “It is”; Notes: Emphasizes the identification of the offering.

 

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