Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Paul Zellmer <zellmer AT cag.pworld.net.ph>]

Lee,

A nice concise summary of usages.

A couple of questions:

1)  Into which category would you place the x-qatal that is used for 
introducing a
section in narratives?  2.1?

2) Do you see all these same categories also applying to the x-yiqtols in 
their
appropriate contexts?  (I must admit that I should have investigated this 
second
question myself before asking it.  But weekends are a busy time for me, and I 
didn't
want the question to slip out of my weak mind.)

Paul

Lee R. Martin wrote:

> I would prefer the following descriptions for x-qatal:
> 1. Antecedent information (setting or previous actions) 2.1
> 2. Circumstance (contemporaneous actions) 2.2
> 3. Comparison / contrast Gen 4:2-5;
> 4. Oral Report 2.4
> 5. Specification (1.1; 1.2; and 2.3)
>
> Only number 5 has emphasis on X.
>

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