וְטָבַ֧ל הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֶת־אֶצְבָּעֹ֖ו בַּדָּ֑ם וְהִזָּ֨ה מִן־הַדָּ֜ם שֶׁ֤בַע פְּעָמִים֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י פָּרֹ֥כֶת הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before YHWH, in front of the veil of the Holy Place.
Morphology
- וְטָבַ֧ל (vetaval) – Root: טבל (ṭ-b-l); Form: Conjunction + verb, Qal, perfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he shall dip”; Notes: Indicates the priest’s action of dipping.
- הַכֹּהֵ֛ן (hakohen) – Root: כהן (k-h-n); Form: Definite article + noun, ms; Translation: “The priest”; Notes: Refers to the officiating priest.
- אֶת־אֶצְבָּעֹ֖ו (et-etsbaʿo) – Root: אצבע (ʾ-ṣ-b-ʿ); Form: Direct object marker + noun, fs with 3ms suffix; Translation: “His finger”; Notes: Indicates the finger used for sprinkling.
- בַּדָּ֑ם (baddam) – Root: דם (d-m); Form: Preposition + definite noun, ms; Translation: “In the blood”; Notes: Refers to the sacrificial blood.
- וְהִזָּ֨ה (vehizzah) – Root: נזה (n-z-h); Form: Conjunction + verb, Hifil, perfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he shall sprinkle”; Notes: Describes the sprinkling action.
- מִן־הַדָּ֜ם (min-haddam) – Root: דם (d-m); Form: Preposition + definite noun, ms; Translation: “From the blood”; Notes: Indicates a portion of the blood.
- שֶׁ֤בַע (shevaʿ) – Root: שבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Numeral, fs; Translation: “Seven”; Notes: Specifies the number of times the blood is sprinkled.
- פְּעָמִים֙ (peʿamim) – Root: פעם (p-ʿ-m); Form: Noun, fp; Translation: “Times”; Notes: Indicates the frequency of the sprinkling.
- לִפְנֵ֣י (lifnei) – Root: פנה (p-n-h); Form: Preposition + noun, construct, ms; Translation: “Before”; Notes: Refers to being in the presence of YHWH.
- יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the divine name.
- אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י (et-penei) – Root: פנה (p-n-h); Form: Direct object marker + noun, construct, mp; Translation: “In front of”; Notes: Refers to the front of the veil.
- פָּרֹ֥כֶת (parokhet) – Root: פרך (p-r-k); Form: Noun, fs; Translation: “The veil”; Notes: Refers to the curtain separating the Holy Place.
- הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ (hakkodesh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Definite article + noun, ms; Translation: “Of the Holy Place”; Notes: Indicates the sanctity of the location.