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Wayyiqtol Chains and Subordination in 2 Samuel 15:2: The Politics of Grammar in Absalom’s Strategy
וְהִשְׁכִּים֙ אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום וְעָמַ֕ד עַל־יַ֖ד דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַשָּׁ֑עַר וַיְהִ֡י כָּל־הָאִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־יִהְיֶה־לֹּו־רִיב֩ לָבֹ֨וא אֶל־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְשָׁלֹ֤ום אֵלָיו֙ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֵֽי־מִזֶּ֥ה עִיר֙ אַ֔תָּה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מֵאַחַ֥ד שִׁבְטֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃
(2 Samuel 15:2)
And Absalom would rise early and stand beside the road to the gate, and it came to pass that when any man who had a dispute would come to the king for judgment, Absalom would call out to him and say, “From which city are you?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”… Learn Hebrew
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