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Coordinated Wayyiqtol Verbs and Procedural Sequencing in Priestly Instruction
וּבָ֨א אַהֲרֹ֤ן וּבָנָיו֙ בִּנְסֹ֣עַ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְהֹורִ֕דוּ אֵ֖ת פָּרֹ֣כֶת הַמָּסָ֑ךְ וְכִ֨סּוּ־בָ֔הּ אֵ֖ת אֲרֹ֥ן הָעֵדֻֽת׃
(Numbers 4:5)
And Aaron and his sons shall come when the camp sets out, and they shall take down the veil of the screen and cover with it the Ark of the Testimony.
Introduction to Numbers 4:5
This verse outlines a ritual procedure to be performed by Aharon and his sons when the Israelite camp sets out. It employs a clear sequence of wayyiqtol verbs to describe actions performed in a fixed order.… Learn Hebrew
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