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  • From: "Lee R. Martin" <lmartin AT vol.com>
  • To: Bryan Rocine <brocine AT earthlink.net>, Hebrew List <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Gen 1:2 "was"/"became"
  • Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 08:51:11 -0400


Bryan Rocine wrote:

> b. But the earth had become tohu and bohu.
>

Dear Bryan,
It is my understanding that HaYaH means "was," not "became." In order for
HaYaH to
mean "became" (in the transitive sense of a change of attributes) doesn't it
have to
be followed by the prep. L? e.g. Gen. 2:7; 2:10; 48:19; 1Sa 4:9; Ex 4:3; Josh
7:5,
etc. Can you show examples otherwise?


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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
http://earth.vol.com/~lmartin/






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