Leviticus 9:8

וַיִּקְרַ֥ב אַהֲרֹ֖ן אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וַיִּשְׁחַ֛ט אֶת־עֵ֥גֶל הַחַטָּ֖את אֲשֶׁר־לֹֽו׃

And Aharon drew near to the altar and slaughtered the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

 

Morphology

  1. וַיִּקְרַ֥ב (vayikrav) – Root: קרב (q-r-v); Form: Conjunction + verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he drew near”; Notes: Indicates Aaron approaching the altar.
  2. אַהֲרֹ֖ן (Aharon) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aaron”; Notes: Refers to the High Priest, brother of Moses.
  3. אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ (el-hamizbeaḥ) – Root: מזבח (m-z-b-ḥ); Form: Preposition + noun, ms with definite article; Translation: “To the altar”; Notes: Specifies the object of Aaron’s approach.
  4. וַיִּשְׁחַ֛ט (vayishḥat) – Root: שׁחט (sh-ḥ-t); Form: Conjunction + verb, Qal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he slaughtered”; Notes: Describes the act of killing the sacrificial animal.
  5. אֶת־עֵ֥גֶל (et-egel) – Root: עגל (ʿ-g-l); Form: Direct object marker + noun, ms; Translation: “The calf”; Notes: Refers to the young bull used for the sin offering.
  6. הַחַטָּ֖את (hachatat) – Root: חטאת (ḥ-ṭ-ʾ-t); Form: Noun, fs with definite article; Translation: “Of the sin offering”; Notes: Specifies the type of offering being made.
  7. אֲשֶׁר־לֹֽו׃ (asher-lo) – Root: N/A; Form: Relative pronoun + preposition + pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “Which was for himself”; Notes: Indicates that the sin offering was on behalf of Aaron.

 

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