- *wayyōʾmer*
- qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - divine name
- *Mōšeh*
- proper noun - Moses
- *ʾĕmōr*
- qal imperative masculine singular - speak/say
- *kōhănîm*
- masculine plural noun - priests
- *bənê*
- masculine plural construct - sons of
- *ʾAhărōn*
- proper noun - Aaron
- *wəʾāmartā*
- qal perfect 2nd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and you shall say
- *nepeš*
- feminine singular noun - soul/dead person/corpse
- *yiṭṭammāʾ*
- hitpael imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he shall defile himself
- *ʿammāyw*
- masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his peoples/relatives