Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Matthew Anstey" <manstey AT portal.ca>]

Gday B-hebrewers,

In case this doesn't come to the B-hebrew list I thought I would post it in
case someone was interested in answering Franz's question.

Matthew Anstey


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hebraisticum AT mail.Uni-Mainz.de
[mailto:owner-hebraisticum AT mail.Uni-Mainz.de] On Behalf Of Franz Böhmisch
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 8:15 AM
To: 'hebraisticum AT mail.Uni-Mainz.de'
Subject: Dtn 4:5 Why the use of a Participle


Hello,
during the translation of Deut 4:5 I wasn't able to understand the use of
the participle there.

Look!
I have taught you statutes and judgements,
    as commanded me JHWH my God,
        that to (=you should) do so in the midst of the land,
            which you BA)IM are coming to
                to take possession of it.
imperative
perfekt
    kaascher + perfekt
        le + infinitive cs.
            ascher + participle
                le + infinitive cs.
Why here the use of the Participle BA)IM for something just to happen in the
future?
Isn't the function of the participle to indicate the same time as the
context?
I often have problems concerning the function of participles in sentences.
Where to find theories for translating such participles which substitute
verb forms?
With regards,
--
Franz Böhmisch, Assistent, Institut für atl. Bibelwissenschaft,
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