Biblical Hebrew Forum

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Dear Karl,

Not exactly so.
wa refers to sequence, but each event in that sequence occurs only once.
Basically, "he did smth," "and then did smth else."


Best regards,

Vadim

> Concerning verb "tenses", I was taught
> that one of the features of the Qatal
> binyan was that it referred to a one time
> event while the Yiqtol to a repeating or
> continuing event. Hence a Qatal future
> would refer to an event that would happen
> only once. That's in addition to its
> usual referral to completed action while
> the Yiqtol to incompleted action. But I
> haven't followed up on this, has anyone
> else?
>
> Karl W. Randolph.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lisbeth S. Fried" <lizfried AT umich.edu>
> >
> > Dear Harold,
> > We don't have the same view of biblical origins.
> > There is no point in discussing this.
> >
> > I just want to call attention to the fact that one's suppositions
> > color one's translations. People think they are being objective,
> > but when they turn perfective voice into imperfective out of a
> > desire to see the text as prophetic, then what can I say?
> > It is eisegesis, not exegesis.
> > Best,
> > Liz
> > >
> >
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