Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Bryan Rocine" <596547 AT ican.net>]

hi Paul,

weqatal is common in either part of an if/then construction otherwise known
as a protasis/apodosis sentence.  it's quite common in legal literature. 
often the protasis("if"-part) contains an 'im yiqtol which is then
continued by a weqatal if the protasis has more than one condition.  the
apodosis is most often given by a weqatal also, making the line betweeen
protasis and apodosis sometimes difficult to locate.  the apodosis may also
be a yiqtol.  summary:

[ IF ] 'im yiqtol(first condition) weqatal(2nd condition), [THEN]
(weqatal).

or

[ IF ] 'im yiqtol(first condition) weqatal(2nd), [THEN] X-yiqtol.

see my lesson 44 for this kind of construction.


good blessings!
Bryan


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