288
After the death of Joshua the sons of Israel inquired of the
LORD, saying, “Who shall go up first for us against the
Canaanites, to fight against them?”
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Judg 1:1
After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the
slaughter of the Amalekites, David remained two days in
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2 Sam 1:1
“After all your wickedness ‘Woe, woe to you’ declares the
Lord GOD, you built yourself a shrine and made yourself a high
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Ezek 16:23-24
9.3.1.2.2 After:
Followed by a
VERB
The difference in the following set of occurrences is that the temporal expression is composed of
+
VERB
, rather than the nominal element found in the preceding set.
9.3.1.2.2.1 Infinitive Construct
In this set, the verbal element that is part of the temporal clause is an infinitive construct:
+
INFC
. In these occurrences as well, the verbal element following the temporal expression is a
WAYYIQTOL
.
289
after they had departed, they came up out of the well and went
and told King David; and they said to David, “Arise and cross
over the water quickly for thus Ahithophel has counseled
against you.” Pc-vqw3msXa Pd vqcX3mp Pc-
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2 Sam 17:21
after he ate bread and after drank, he saddled the donkey for
him, for the prophet whom he had brought back.
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1 Kgs 13:23
After he buried him, he spoke to his sons, saying, “When I die,
bury me in the grave in which the man of God is buried; lay my
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1 Kgs 13:31
After Amaziah came from slaughtering the Edomites, he
brought the gods of the sons of Seir, set them up as his gods,
bowed down before them and burned incense to them.
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2 Chr 25:14
The example in 1 Kgs 13:23 is noteworthy: ; +
; .
Temporal Expression Temporal Expression
2 1
Figure 24: Coordinate Temporal Expressions
290 In particular, notice:
1 The coordinate structure of temporal expressions produced by …
2 The parallel use of the infinitive constructs + 3ms pronominal suffix In addition to these observations of the syntactic components of 1 Kgs 13:23,
even more intriguing is the interplay here between and . This is an important area
for further research.
9.3.1.2.2.2 Q
ATAL
In the following examples, the verbal element of the temporal expression with is a
QATAL
, which is then followed by a
WAYYIQTOL
.
After they had brought it around, the hand of the LORD
was against the city with very great confusion; and He struck
the men of the city, both young and old, so that tumors broke
out on them. Pc-vqw3msXa Pd vhp3cp PoX3ms
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1 Sam 5:9
After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, the LORD
said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against
you and against your two friends, because you have not
spoken of Me what is right as My servant Job has.
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Job 42:7
291 The following features of the context need to be considered:
1 Sam 5:9
In 1 Sam 5:8 the event of moving the ark was already narrated by
I . resumes the narrative by stepping back and picking up the
previous event. Since this is not normal narrative succession, the
QATAL
is used.
Job 42:7
The temporal expression in Job 42:7 does not occur in normal narrative succession with what precedes it.
encompasses more than just the previous clause. The Lord has not just spoken. In fact,
Job is the previous speaker which is further evidence that refers back
farther than the typical conversational interchange.
9.3.1.3 With
