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Disjointed Subject–Predicate Agreement in Coordinated Clauses
מִלְּבַ֞ד עֹלַ֧ת הַתָּמִ֛יד וּמִנְחָתֹ֖ו תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ תְּמִימִ֥ים יִהְיוּ־לָכֶ֖ם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃
(Numbers 28:31)
Besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, you shall offer them; they shall be without blemish for you, with their drink offerings.
This verse concludes instructions for daily offerings during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, referring to the regular burnt offering (עֹלַת הַתָּמִיד), its grain offering, and drink offerings. What stands out grammatically is the clause: תְּמִימִ֥ם יִהְיוּ־לָכֶ֖ם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם. This clause contains an unusual subject–predicate structure, where a plural predicate precedes its compound and somewhat elliptical subject, linked by conjunction.… Learn Hebrew
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