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  • From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Isaiah 7:13 ha-alma and xarah
  • Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 11:11:47 -0500

Dear Chemorion,

I wrote:

HH: The woman does not have to be already pregnant. The adjective "pregnant" (HRH) is part of a verbless
clause. That clause is parallel with another clause with a verb, which is imperfect and probably means "will give birth" (WYLDT). Therefore, many translate that the young woman/virgin "will become pregnant and will give birth." One supplies a verb for the verbless clause that matches the verb of the verbal clause.

I should not have said that WYLDT was imperfect. It is a participle.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard





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