Saturday, July 15, 2017

parshanut torah comment - Why not "Vayikra Hashem"


The first pasuk in Vayikra reads:



וַיִּקְרָא אֶל מֹשֶׁה וַיְדַבֵּר ה׳ אֵלָיו…‏
And He called to Moshe, and God spoke to him…



Why is the subject on the second verb? It would seem more natural to have:




וַיִּקְרָא ה׳ אֶל מֹשֶׁה וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו…‏
And God called to Moshe, and He spoke to him…





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