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Generations in the Flesh: The Temporal Weight of וּשְׁנֵי חַיֵּי קְהָת in Exodus 6:18

וּבְנֵי קְהָת עַמְרָם וְיִצְהָר וְחֶבְרֹון וְעֻזִּיאֵל וּשְׁנֵי חַיֵּי קְהָת שָׁלֹשׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה In the genealogical interlude of Exodus 6, nestled between divine reassurance and the unfolding drama of redemption, we encounter a passage that is often read for content alone—names, lineage, lifespan. But beneath the surface of Exodus 6:18 lies a grammatical structure so finely tuned to its narrative function that it reveals how Biblical Hebrew encodes time, continuity, and human legacy not just through verbs or numbers, but through syntax itself.… Learn Hebrew
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