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  • From: "Bryan Rocine" <brocine AT earthlink.net>
  • To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Fw: Negative Imperative
  • Date: Sat, 1 May 1999 23:49:56 -0400


Forwarded on behalf of Bryan Rocine:
> Dear Lee,
>
> Mind if I but into your query? I guess not since you make
> it on-list. You ask Prof. Niccacci about the use of a
> yiqtol with lo', as in the Decalogue. I interpret the
> lo'-yiqtol to refer to a prohibitive command that is
negated
> indefinitely as in lo' tircax "you shall not (ever)
murder"
> as opposed to 'al tircax which would be "you shall not
> murder (at this time)."
>
> Shalom,
> Bryan
>
> > Dear Professor,
> > In looking over your list of negations (Feb.23), I did
not
> see an
> > indication of negative commands. How do you interpret
the
> Decalogue?
>
>
>
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