[b-hebrew] Genesis 2:6
Peter Kirk
peterkirk at qaya.org
Mon Sep 26 05:46:33 EDT 2005
On 26/09/2005 10:30, Vadim Cherny wrote:
>> ...
>>
>> No, this is a rule that I am sure of, that in a chain of WAYYIQTOLs
>> with no explicit subject on a following clause the assumed subject is
>> the subject rather than the object of the preceding clause.
>>
>
> That is for sure. The point is, is there an unbroken chain of
> wayiqtols in 2:7, or rather two phrases: the man was formed or
> designated, and that dust blew in his face, suggesting him to go
> irrigate.
>
Well, I see two (well, in fact about 6 continuing into verse 9)
successive clauses with WAYYIQTOL verbs, which is what I mean by a chain
of WAYYIQTOLs. There is no evidence for a break in the chain in the
middle of verse 7. Anyway, the object which was breathed in this middle
clause is not dust, but the breath of life.
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Peter Kirk
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