וְלָקַ֨ח הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־הַזְּרֹ֣עַ בְּשֵׁלָה֮ מִן־הָאַיִל֒ וְֽחַלַּ֨ת מַצָּ֤ה אַחַת֙ מִן־הַסַּ֔ל וּרְקִ֥יק מַצָּ֖ה אֶחָ֑ד וְנָתַן֙ עַל־כַּפֵּ֣י הַנָּזִ֔יר אַחַ֖ר הִֽתְגַּלְּחֹ֥ו אֶת־נִזְרֹֽו׃
And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder from the ram, and one unleavened loaf from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and place them on the palms of the Nazirite after he has shaved his head of separation.
Morphology
- וְלָקַ֨ח (velaḳaḥ) – Root: לקח (l-q-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he shall take”; Notes: Refers to the action of the priest taking specific parts of the offering.
- הַכֹּהֵ֜ן (hakohen) – Root: כהן (k-h-n); Form: Definite article + noun masculine singular; Translation: “The priest”; Notes: Refers to the officiating priest.
- אֶת־הַזְּרֹ֣עַ (et-hazeroa) – Root: זרע (z-r-ʿ); Form: Object marker + noun feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “The shoulder”; Notes: Refers to the boiled shoulder of the ram.
- בְּשֵׁלָה֮ (beshelah) – Root: בשל (b-sh-l); Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “Boiled”; Notes: Specifies the preparation method of the shoulder.
- מִן־הָאַיִל֒ (min-ha’ayil) – Root: איל (ʾ-y-l); Form: Preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular; Translation: “From the ram”; Notes: Indicates the source of the boiled shoulder.
- וְֽחַלַּ֨ת מַצָּ֤ה אַחַת֙ (veḥallat matzah aḥat) – Root: חלל (ḥ-l-l) / מצה (m-tz-h); Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular construct + noun feminine singular absolute + numeral; Translation: “And one unleavened loaf”; Notes: Refers to one of the unleavened loaves from the basket.
- מִן־הַסַּ֔ל (min-hassal) – Root: סל (s-l); Form: Preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular; Translation: “From the basket”; Notes: Indicates the source of the loaf.
- וּרְקִ֥יק מַצָּ֖ה אֶחָ֑ד (ureqiq matzah eḥad) – Root: רקק (r-q-q) / מצה (m-tz-h); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular construct + noun feminine singular absolute + numeral; Translation: “And one unleavened wafer”; Notes: Refers to a specific unleavened wafer.
- וְנָתַן֙ (venatan) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he shall place”; Notes: Refers to the priest placing these items on the palms of the Nazirite.
- עַל־כַּפֵּ֣י הַנָּזִ֔יר (al-kappei hannazir) – Root: כף (k-p) / נזר (n-z-r); Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural construct + definite article + noun masculine singular; Translation: “On the palms of the Nazirite”; Notes: Specifies the placement of the offering.
- אַחַ֖ר הִֽתְגַּלְּחֹ֥ו (aḥar hitgalleḥo) – Root: גלח (g-l-ḥ); Form: Preposition + Hithpael infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “After he has shaved”; Notes: Refers to the shaving of the head as part of the Nazirite ritual.
- אֶת־נִזְרֹֽו (et-nizro) – Root: נזר (n-z-r); Form: Object marker + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His separation”; Notes: Refers to the hair of consecration associated with the Nazirite vow.