Joel's edits (#503)

content/verb_perfect.rst

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ This is an action described as a hypothetical situation.
   How much better if the people **had eaten** freely today
 
 :ref:`Stative<verb-stative>` actions (describing a state or condition)
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 This kind of action describes a state or a condition, often (but not always) with a passive :ref:`stem formation<stem>`.
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ This is an action that is performed by speaking it.
 Prophetic actions
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-This is a very rare use of the suffix conjugation verb, occurring in prophetic
+This is a very rare use of the Perfect conjugation, occurring in prophetic
 utterances.
 
 .. csv-table:: Example: ISA 11:9
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ utterances.
 .. _verb_perfect-copulative:
 
 Perfect copulative
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 This form adds the
 :ref:`conjunction<conjunction>`

content/verb_sequential_perfect.rst

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ Verb Sequential Perfect
 Summary
 -------
 
-A Sequential Perfect verb often appears to function like an Imperfect verb, but it usually connects to some earlier
-verb of a different conjugation which it then imitates in function. 
+A Sequential Perfect verb often expresses the same kinds of action as the *Imperfect conjugation*, but it also connects to an
+earlier verb to form either a sequence of time or a sequence of thought.  However, in Biblical Hebrew a Sequential Perfect
+verb has an additional and unique potential to express the same kind of action as the verb immediately preceding it.
 
 Article
 -------
@@ -24,9 +25,12 @@ normal Perfect conjugation but includes the
 :ref:`verb<verb>`
 does not function like a normal Perfect conjugation verb. Rather, it functions more like an :ref:`Imperfect<verb_imperfect>` verb,
 because it often appears in a series following a
-clause with an Imperfect verb. It functions in a variety of other ways as well, because it actually derives its function 
-from a previous verb form that it then imitates. This previous verb can be any of several different forms, allowing the 
-Sequential Perfect verb to function in many different ways (see the examples below). 
+clause with an Imperfect verb.
+
+.. note:: The Sequential Pefect conjugation has an additional function that is unique among all verbal conjugations in Biblical Hebrew.
+A Sequential Verb often, but not always, expresses the same kind of action as the preceding verb.  This is often the case when
+a Sequential Perfect verbs are used to express a sequence of incomplete actions, a sequence of imperatives, or a sequence of
+verbal actions expressing possibility or desirability.
 
 There is a difference between (1) the Sequential Perfect conjugation, (2)
 the :ref:`Perfect copulative<verb_perfect-copulative>`,
@@ -185,7 +189,7 @@ specified timeframe.
 Direct or indirect commands
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-In the following example, the sequential suffix conjugation is
+In the following example, the Sequential Perfect conjugation is
 translated with :ref:`imperative<verb_imperative>` meaning.
 
 .. csv-table:: Example: 2SA 7:5
@@ -195,7 +199,7 @@ translated with :ref:`imperative<verb_imperative>` meaning.
   go **and-say** to\_my-servant to\_David
   Go **and tell** David my servant
 
-In the following example, the sequential suffix conjugation is
+In the following example, the Sequential Perfect conjugation is
 translated with :ref:`jussive<verb_jussive>` meaning.
 
 .. csv-table:: Example: GEN 31:44
@@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ Actions of greater or lesser desirability
 These may include instructions, requests, permissions, invitations,
 assurances, wishes, etc.
 
-In the following example, the sequential suffix conjugation is
+In the following example, the Sequential Perfect conjugation is
 translated with :ref:`cohortative<verb_cohortative>` meaning.
 
 .. csv-table:: Example: RUT 2:7