Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Dave Washburn" <dwashbur AT nyx.net>]

Paul,
> Rolf Furuli wrote on Wednesday, July 21, 1999 11:54 PM
> 
> > Dear Paul,
> 
> > >Uh, excuse me, Rolf, but in the case of NIMCF), I believe the Qal
> yiqtol
> > >1cp is homographic to the niphal qatal 3ms.  Since the weqatals that
> > >*are* found in this verse are 1cp, it is a definite possibility that
> we
> > >have a yiqtol in a dependent clause, which would be non-past relative
> to
> > >the reference time.
> >
> > Your information is formally correct, but in my view it is impossible
> to
> > apply to 2 Samuel 17:12.  The antecedent of NIMCF is "him", something
> which
> > is seen from )ELAW, which occurs both before and after  NIMCF.
> >
> 
> Rolf, I would agree the antecedent for )$ER is the 3ms pronominal suffix
> of the preposition,  

Actually, the antecedent of )A$ER appears to be HAM.:QOWMOT 
immediately preceding it.

but what demands that )$ER be the subject of the
> dependent clause?  Could it not as easily be the *object* with the
> <NUN>-prefix being the subject?  "Whom we will find" seems to work as
> easily as "he who is [or will be] found," and the verb form does not run
> contrary to expectation.

It's "in one of the places where we find him"; )$R is a relative 
clause modifying the object of the preposition B in B)XT HMQWMT.

Dave Washburn
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