Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

hi Lee,
I haven't read Joosten's ZA article.  i'm under the influence of Muraoka
and Anderson on word order is such clauses.  the S-P order is unmarked, and
the P-S functions as descriptive. my hunch is Joosten's idea would
complement this one.  however, how about Joseph speaking to his family on
his deathbed: "'ani met"?  in a dependent 'a$er clause, i wonder if the
participle-subject is even possible.

Shalom,
Bryan

You wrote,
> n>BH is with the participle, no auxiliary neccessary.  My wife calls,
> >"Dinner!"  and i reply, "'ani holek!"  we both know it will be a couple
> >minutes before i break away from writing e-mail
> 
> Dear Bryan,
> Jan Joosten has written that "ani holek" is different from "holek ani."
> "Ani holek" would be used if you were in the process of going.  "Holek
ani"
> would be used as in your example above, immediate future. Contrast
Genesis
> 9:12 (where the covenant-making is in process) with Ezek. 2:3 (where the
> sending of Ezek. is imminent).  Have you found Joosten's argument
> persuasive?
> 
> Lee R. Martin
> 


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