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Forty Years of Syntax: The Structural Journey of Joshua 5:6

כִּ֣י אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֗ה הָלְכ֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ בַּמִּדְבָּר֒ עַד־תֹּ֨ם כָּל־הַגֹּ֜וי אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֖וּ בְּקֹ֣ול יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֤ע יְהוָה֙ לָהֶ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֞י הַרְאֹותָ֣ם אֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨ע יְהוָ֤ה לַֽאֲבֹותָם֙ לָ֣תֶת לָ֔נוּ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ (Joshua 5:6) Opening the Syntax Scroll In Joshua 5:6, the narrative unfolds a theological and historical reflection through a dense, multi-layered sentence structure. The verse functions not merely as reportage but as a syntactic tapestry of divine judgment and covenantal fulfillment. With several subordinate clauses nested within one another, the verse demands a close examination of how Biblical Hebrew constructs meaning through order, subordination, agreement, and verbal nuance.… Learn Hebrew
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