Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Lee R. Martin" <lmartin AT vol.com>]

Dear Paul,
Yes, it is cohortative.
Cohortatives do not necessarily indicate"strong determination" as you put it.
"Let us go down..."

Paul Zellmer wrote:

> Just a quick request for your ideas:  Gen 43:4 reads:
>
> )IM-YE$:KF M:$AL."XA )ET-)FXIYNW. )IT.FNW. N"R:DFH W:NI$:B.:RFH L:KF
> )OKEL
>
> Would you consider N"R:DFH as yiqtol with a paragogic heh, or as
> cohortative?  If it's cohortative, am I overlooking a similar volitional
> type form in verse 5, possibly LO) N"R"D?
>
> I'm sure you can understand my question, since this is a first person
> yiqtol with qamets-heh, yet it appears to be the only volitional in the
> speech of the brothers.  Also, I'm not quite sure that strong
> determination to abide by an order by Father Jacob would be an expected
> response, unless the brothers were anxiously awaiting permission to
> return to Egypt.  But this is not otherwise indicated in the text. On
> the other hand, if it is simple yiqtol, it is still the main verb in the
> clause, and, unless the dependent clause is considered an "X" element,
> yiqtols don't generally stand by themselves in predictive narratives.
>
> Thanks for your thoughts,
>
> Paul
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Lee R. Martin
Pastor, Prospect Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee
Instructor in Hebrew and Old Testament
Church of God Theological Seminary
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