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  • From: "B. M. Rocine" <brocine AT twcny.rr.com>
  • To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] When God began to create...
  • Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:33:57 -0500

B-Haverim,

To lend support to the idea that Gen. 1:1 should be taken as a dependent clause, I think it is worth mentioning the syntactical parallel between Gen. 1:1-3 and Gen 2:4b-7, <dependent clause-parenthetical-main clause>, shown here:

*dep clause*

1:1 2:4b
bere'shit... beyom...



*parenthetical*

1:2 2:5-6
X-qatal & X-yiqtols &
3 noun clauses Weqatal



*narration "proper" begins*

1:3 2:7
vayyo'mer vayyicer



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B. M. Rocine
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