[b-hebrew] Alter's translation (Was: Daniel 6:27 (time indefinite) II)

Peter Kirk peter at qaya.org
Tue Nov 22 20:31:38 EST 2005


On 22/11/2005 23:45, B. M. Rocine wrote:

>Hi Peter, You wrote:
>
>I don't think you will find any other place in the Hebrew Bible
>  
>
>>>where a WAYYIQTOL verb is preceded by a clause subordinate to it, which
>>>seems to be Alter's grammatical understanding. 
>>>      
>>>
>
>What is bayyom hashshlishi in Gen 22:4?
>
>  
>
Well, not technically a clause, but I agree that this appears to be an 
anomalous example of an element of the main clause preceding WAYYIQTOL, 
which would correspond syntactically to Alter's interpretation of 
Genesis 1:1-3.

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