Biblical Hebrew Forum

["David Stabnow" <dstabno AT lifeway.com>]

In a message dated 05/10/2001 11:41:24 AM Central Daylight Time,
Greg Stafford writes, in part:

<< I don't believe it would have been confusing because of the grammatical
function which would have been associated with it in 'ANI 'EHYEH. This
construction could, in my opinion, only make sense by taking 'ANI as the
subject with an implied copula and 'EHYEH as a proper name predicate.
Hence, no confusion. >>

In Deut 31:39 God says, _)NY )MYT ... )NY )RP)_ "I put to death ... I
heal."  The hearer would not take it as subject-copula-proper name "I am
)MYT ... I am )RP)."  Why would the hearer do so with _)NY )HYH_?

(See also Isa 46:4; Jer 49:11; Mal 1:4.)

Dave