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Sequential Wayyiqtol Verbs in Topographical Descriptions

וַיְהִ֨י לָהֶ֧ם הַגְּב֛וּל לִפְאַ֥ת צָפֹ֖ונָה מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְעָלָ֣ה הַגְּבוּל֩ אֶל־כֶּ֨תֶף יְרִיחֹ֜ו מִצָּפֹ֗ון וְעָלָ֤ה בָהָר֙ יָ֔מָּה וְהָיָה תֹּֽצְאֹתָ֔יו מִדְבַּ֖רָה בֵּ֥ית אָֽוֶן׃ (Joshua 18:12) And their border was on the northern side from the Yarden, and the border went up to the shoulder of Yeriḥo from the north and went up into the hill country westward, and its end was at the wilderness of Beit Aven. Joshua 18:12 describes the northern border of the territory assigned to the tribe of Binyamin. The verse features a series of actions marked by wayyiqtol verbs describing how the border ascends, shifts, and proceeds through various landmarks.… Learn Hebrew
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