Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

Chris:

When looking at an unpointed text, it is the context that tells whether or 
not a verb is hiphil with a dropped yod, or another form.

In this case, the context does not call for a specific hiphil reading: it 
could be a qal reading “And Moses broke camp, with Israel…” There is no need 
for a hiphil reading, for Moses did not make Israel break camp, rather they 
were following God in the form of a pillar of cloud by day and fire by night 
(Exodus 13:17–22). It was God doing the leading, not Moses. Thus the context, 
along with its form, argue against this being a hiphil.

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: "wattswestmaas" <wattswestmaas AT eircom.net>

> Hallo, This verb is a damn nusance!!!  All my grammar books and so forth
> fail to explain why this is HIPHIL.  I know that it is a pe-nun AND lamed
> gutteral combination and I am aware of the basic rules for this but darn me
> if i would have ever recognised this as a Hiphil stem
> 
> please can someone tell me what my books fail to.
> 
> Thankyou  Chris.

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