Notice how the hierarchy of clauses changes where there is asyndeton (2b, 3b), and notice also how a subordinate conjunction such as כִּי (“because”) (4a) signals support and therefore also requires indentation. In this example, the first asyndetic clause in 2a marks a fresh beginning (it’s actually the main clause following a brief temporal introduction that precedes). Then the asyndetic clauses in 2b and 3b each initiate a unit that explains its preceding clause, making each subset of clauses more
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