וּנְתַתֶּ֣ם אֹתָ֔הּ אֶל־אֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְהֹוצִ֤יא אֹתָהּ֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְשָׁחַ֥ט אֹתָ֖הּ לְפָנָֽיו׃
And you shall give her to Elʿazar the priest, and he shall bring her outside the camp, and he shall slaughter her before him.
Morphology
- וּנְתַתֶּ֣ם (unetatem) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And you shall give”; Notes: Indicates a command or instruction.
- אֹתָ֔הּ (otah) – Root: את (et); Form: Direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “her”; Notes: Refers to the red heifer.
- אֶל (el) – Root: אל (el); Form: Preposition; Translation: “to”; Notes: Indicates direction toward someone.
- אֶלְעָזָ֖ר (Elʿazar) – Root: עזר (azar); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Elʿazar”; Notes: Refers to the son of Aharon.
- הַכֹּהֵ֑ן (hakohen) – Root: כהן (kohen); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the priest”; Notes: Indicates Elʿazar’s role.
- וְהֹוצִ֤יא (vehotsi) – Root: יצא (yatsa); Form: Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he shall bring out”; Notes: Denotes causative action.
- אֹתָהּ֙ (otah) – Root: את (et); Form: Direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “her”; Notes: Refers again to the red heifer.
- אֶל־מִח֣וּץ (el-michuts) – Root: חוץ (chuts); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular; Translation: “outside”; Notes: Indicates movement beyond the camp.
- לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה (lammaḥaneh) – Root: חנה (chanah); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article and preposition; Translation: “the camp”; Notes: Refers to the Israelite encampment.
- וְשָׁחַ֥ט (veshachat) – Root: שחט (shachat); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he shall slaughter”; Notes: Describes the prescribed ritual action.
- אֹתָ֖הּ (otah) – Root: את (et); Form: Direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “her”; Notes: Refers again to the red heifer.
- לְפָנָֽיו (lefanav) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “before him”; Notes: Refers to Elʿazar observing the slaughter.