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  • From: George Athas <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: 1 Sam 9.5
  • Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 18:39:51 +1000


I replied to this on another forum, but thought I'd mention my reply here too.

Instead of seeing the word "ba'u" in this verse as a perfect, why not see it
as a participle? Thus,
the IPP before it would simply be elucidating the subject of the object in
normal style. Thus, the
waw-conjunction prefixed to "Sha'ul" would carry the force of "when".

"They were coming to the land of Tzuf when Saul said to his junior ...."

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Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
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  • 1 Sam 9.5, Matthew Anstey, 05/27/1999
    • <Possible follow-up(s)>
    • Re: 1 Sam 9.5, George Athas, 05/28/1999
    • Re: 1 Sam 9.5, Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, 05/28/1999
    • Re: 1 Sam 9.5, George Athas, 05/28/1999

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