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VSO or SVO? That is the Question

Hebrew OT Syntax | Comments (2)

Scholars involved in the close study of biblical Hebrew know that one of the ongoing debates is whether the biblical Hebrew clause is typically a Verb-Subject-Object (VSO) or Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order.  This search provides the raw data for this question in the Pentateuch.
Here’s the VSO search in Andersen-Forbes (719 clauses in the Pentateuch):

Here’s the SVO […]

MSH @ May 26, 2008