Biblical Hebrew Forum

[<moon AT sogang.ac.kr>]

Hi, 


 


there have been many and in depth discussions on the sequential nature of


WAYYIQTOL.  The following is the quote from the archive of this list 
written by


Prof. Niccacci:


 


 


 The information conveyed by this wayyiqtol is USUALLY 
ALSO
CHRONOLOGICALLY sequential (or successive) to that of the 
preceding
wayyiqtol; however, there are cases of explicative wayyiqtol as 
well as of
resumptive wayyiqtol. This fact does not contradict the claim 
that
wayyiqtol is sequential; it only qualifies it.



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I would accept the above explanation about the "resumptive" wayyitol, 
because


the resumption starts a new sequence. Though not explicitly mentioned 
above


I would accept the "summarizing" use of wayyiqtol, because the 
summarizing


is a sort of conclusion which is a sort of logical entailment, which involves 



a kind of sequence. 


 


But, it is beyond my imagination how the explicative use of wayyiqtol 


only qualifies the sequential nature of wayyiqtol. For example


consider Num 1:47-54.


 


 The families of the tribe of Levi, however, were not counted (X + QATAL 
) along with the others.
 48 The LORD had said to Moses 
(WAYYIQTOL):
 49-53 "You must not count the tribe of Levi or include 
them in the census of the other Israelites. ......."


 54 The Israelites did  (WAYYIQTOL) all this just as the LORD 
commanded Moses.


Verse 54 is an example of summarizing use of wayyiqtol, which summarizes


all things mentioned  in the chapter 1 before that verse. So, verse 54 
is not a part of


a sequence started by WAYYIQTOL of verse 48. So, we have here a 
stand-alone


single WAYYIQTOL. A stand-alone single WAYYIQTOL cannot form a 
sequence,


which requires at least two WAYYITOLs.


 


Can anyone explain this passage within the framework that WAYYIQTOL 
is


sequential in a "broad sense" or a "qualified sense" to use Niccacci's 
words?


 


Moon-Ryul Jung


Sogang Univ,


Seoul, Korea