05-12-2020, 01:37 PM
Thanks, Jason. Sorry if I'm not being very clear. These three examples all begin with וַיְהִ֗י. I'm looking for narrative examples that are more comparable to what we find in Gen 1,1-3, where the main verbal clause (... וַיֹּ֥אמֶר) is preceded by an initial noun clause or clauses, eg, (... בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית) and (... וְהָאָ֗רֶץ). I've found a few somewhat comparable examples in the past, but I don't really know how common such syntax is in biblical Hebrew.