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In a message dated 1/3/2003 5:25:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, watts-westmaas AT zonnet.nl writes:

> In a message dated 1/3/2003 5:08:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, watts-westmaas AT zonnet.nl writes:
>
> > Please could someone tell me the historical and/or grammatical reasons why
> > the word (haya) 'to be' is written differently in the following:
> >
> > Exodus 3:12 'I will be with you' - in the future - this is self
> > explanatory
> > Exodus4:15 'I will be with you' - also self explanatory
> >
> > BUT, in Exodus 6:7 'I will be to you God' - In the Past? (hayiti)
> > and then twice in Hosea 13:14 'I will be thy plagues, I will be thy
> > destruction' the final letter 'heh' is dropped? from the future tense, and
> > subsequently a different pronounciation.
>
>
> You had me a bit puzzled regarding your citation of Hos 13.14 (twice).  HfYfH does not appear in this passage.  What you have done is to confuse it with ):eHiY [which also has the forms )"Y and )"Y."H] meaning "where" with the verb HfYfH.  In Ex 3.12 and 4.15 you have the "imperfect" form whereas Ex 6.7 the form is "perfect".
>
> [watts-westmaas] Hello, Sorry I really do not understand why then it is translated as 'I WILL BE' in Hosea?  the eHiY was what I was talking about but where does the 'WHERE' fit in all this? 


Hos 13.14

MiYaD $:)oWL )eP:D."M MiM.fWeT )eG)fL"M ):eHiY D:BfYeYKf MfWeT ):eHiY Qf+fB:Kf $:)oWL NoXaM YiS.T"R M"("YNfY

Shall I redeem them from the power of Sheol?  
Shall I redeem them from Mot?
Where is your plague Mot?
Where is your destruction Sheol?
Repentence is hidden from my eyes. 

gfsomsel