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FW: Who is the second "he" in Genesis 15:6?

From: "Bill Ross" <wross AT farmerstel.com>
To: "Biblical Hebrew \(E-mail\)" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: FW: Who is the second "he" in Genesis 15:6?
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 10:59:23 -0500

<Randall>
An aside on the question to 15.6,

the verb:

vehe'emin
>And he believed <

= and he was believing
This is imperfective here.

<Bill>
PS: Is "counted" also perfective? It might throw some light to know that.

<Randall>
Yes, yaHsheveha is perfective.

...veheemin is imperfective and vayyaHsheveha perfective. These are not
often pointed out or discussed in commentaries, unfortunately, because Gn
15.6 is quite important and the verb tenses quite helpful in overall
understanding.

<Bill>
What, precisely, is the significance in these tenses? How would you
translate the verse?

Many thanks,

Bill Ross

Who is the second "he" in Genesis 15:6?, Bill Ross, 10/13/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Who is the second "he" in Genesis 15:6?, Tony Prete, 10/14/2001
- Re: Who is the second "he" in Genesis 15:6?, Ben Crick, 10/14/2001
- RE: Who is the second "he" in Genesis 15:6?, Paul Zellmer, 10/14/2001
- FW: Who is the second "he" in Genesis 15:6?, Bill Ross, 10/15/2001
- RE: Who is the second "he" in Genesis 15:6?, Bill Ross, 10/17/2001
- RE: Who is the second "he" in Genesis 15:6?, Randall Buth, 10/19/2001
- RE: Who is the second "he" in Genesis 15:6?, Bill Ross, 10/19/2001