Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Rolf Furuli <furuli AT online.no>]

Dear TAM-niks,

So far I have not seen anybody comment on my Joshua question, so I repeat
it below:


The division of the promised land in Joshua 13-19 will, In addition to the
building of the tabernacle, be a very fine place to compare verb forms.
Here we find the same static situation of how the borders of the inherited
lots "go out/went out", "pass/passed", "go up/went up", and "turn/turned".
I can see no reason why the different verbs describing this static
situation should have different meaning.

Look at Joshua 16 and 17.

16:1 : One wayyiqtol and  one participle
16: 2-3: four weqatals
16:5: Two wayyiqtols
16: 8: One yiqtol and one weqatal
17:10: One wayyiqtol and one yiqtol

Do you see any difference in tense or aspect in these verbs? Or do they
portray the same situation in a similar way without making differnt parts
of the situation visible for the readers?



Regards
Rolf

Rolf Furuli
Lecturer in Semitic languages
University of Oslo