Description

This book examines the function of subject-before-
finite-verb clauses in the book of Genesis based on
traditional understanding. The research of this
book, following the understanding of traditional
grammarians, furnishes that all subject-before-
finite-verb clauses render the subject prominent by
both emphasis and description. Chapter 2 presents
traditional grammarians view concerning verbal and
nominal clauses, including subject-before-finite-
verb clauses in particular. Chapter 3 explains that
in narrative statements, the subject is usually more
described than emphasized (rarely, more emphasized
than described), though both description and
emphasis are always present. Chapter 4 offers the
examination of subject-before-finite-verb clauses in
non-narrative statements: the subject is usually
emphasized (very rarely, more described than
emphasized), though again both description and
emphasis are always present. Chapter 5 discusses
modern attempts to redefine subject-before-finite-
verb clauses.