וְסָמַךְ֙ אֶת־יָדֹ֔ו עַ֖ל רֹ֣אשׁ הַֽחַטָּ֑את וְשָׁחַ֤ט אֹתָהּ֙ לְחַטָּ֔את בִּמְקֹ֕ום אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשְׁחַ֖ט אֶת־הָעֹלָֽה׃
And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it for a sin offering at the place where they slaughter the burnt offering.
Morphology
- וְסָמַךְ֙ (vesamak) – Root: סמך (s-m-k); Form: Verb, Qal, perfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he shall lay”; Notes: Refers to the laying of hands as part of the ritual.
- אֶת־יָדֹ֔ו (et-yado) – Root: יד (y-d); Form: Noun, fs with direct object marker and 3ms suffix; Translation: “His hand”; Notes: Symbolizes the transfer of guilt.
- עַ֖ל (ʿal) – Root: N/A; Form: Preposition; Translation: “On”; Notes: Indicates the object of the action.
- רֹ֣אשׁ (rosh) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “Head”; Notes: Refers to the head of the sin offering.
- הַֽחַטָּ֑את (haḥaṭṭat) – Root: חטא (ḥ-ṭ-ʾ); Form: Noun, fs with definite article; Translation: “The sin offering”; Notes: The offering for atonement.
- וְשָׁחַ֤ט (veshaḥat) – Root: שחט (sh-ḥ-ṭ); Form: Verb, Qal, perfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he shall slaughter”; Notes: Describes the act of killing the offering.
- אֹתָהּ֙ (otah) – Root: N/A; Form: Direct object marker with 3fs suffix; Translation: “It”; Notes: Refers to the sin offering.
- לְחַטָּ֔את (leḥaṭṭat) – Root: חטא (ḥ-ṭ-ʾ); Form: Noun, fs with preposition; Translation: “For a sin offering”; Notes: Indicates the purpose of the slaughter.
- בִּמְקֹ֕ום (bimqom) – Root: קום (q-w-m); Form: Noun, ms with preposition; Translation: “In the place”; Notes: Refers to the designated area for sacrifices.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (ʾasher) – Root: N/A; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Where”; Notes: Introduces a clause describing the place.
- יִשְׁחַ֖ט (yishḥat) – Root: שחט (sh-ḥ-ṭ); Form: Verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “They slaughter”; Notes: Describes the usual procedure.
- אֶת־הָעֹלָֽה׃ (et-haʿolah) – Root: עלה (ʿ-l-h); Form: Noun, fs with definite article; Translation: “The burnt offering”; Notes: Refers to the standard offering of burnt sacrifices.