Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Moon-Ryul Jung" <moon AT saint.soongsil.ac.kr>]

On 05/27/99, ""Matthew Anstey" <manstey AT portal.ca>" wrote:
> 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 B=F6hmis=
> ch
> 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 (=3Dyou 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?

Here is my brainstorming idea. The people is viewed in the process of 
"going to the land" to possess it. The possession of the land is future. 
But they are in the middle of the long journey to the land. Wasn't the 
journey started when they
left Egypt?

Cheers

Moon-ryul Jung
Assistant Professor
Dept of Computer Science
Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea


The journey   
> 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,
> --
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