Biblical Hebrew Forum

["B. M. Rocine" <brocine AT twcny.rr.com>]

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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