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Temporal Clauses and Narrative Framing in Numbers 26:1

וַיְהִ֖י אַחֲרֵ֣י הַמַּגֵּפָ֑ה פ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֶ֧ל אֶלְעָזָ֛ר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֥ן הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃ (Numbers 26:1) And it came to pass after the plague, that YHWH said to Moshe and to Eleʿazar, son of Aharon the priest, saying, Marking Time After Crisis This verse opens the chapter detailing the second wilderness census. It sets the context with a temporal clause and then presents a divine speech formula addressed to both Moshe and Eleʿazar. The syntax reveals the transition from plague to restoration and organization.… Learn Hebrew
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