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The Use of Cohortative and Jussive Forms in Genesis 11:3

Genesis 11:3 in Hebrew וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֗הוּ הָ֚בָה נִלְבְּנָ֣ה לְבֵנִ֔ים וְנִשְׂרְפָ֖ה לִשְׂרֵפָ֑ה וַתְּהִ֨י לָהֶ֤ם הַלְּבֵנָה֙ לְאָ֔בֶן וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔ר הָיָ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם לַחֹֽמֶר׃ Introduction to the Verse Genesis 11:3 describes the conversation of the people as they prepared to build the Tower of … Continue reading

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