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  • From: Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>
  • To: "Lisbeth S. Fried" <lizfried AT umich.edu>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] verb forms - Isaiah 56:6-7 was dying you shall die
  • Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:59:36 +0100

On 12/04/2007 15:20, Lisbeth S. Fried wrote:
...
Dear Peter,
I understand that is your contention, and Rolf's. I am still waiting for a
sentence with a Yiqtol in it that I would agree would make no sense that
way. I allowed for the future to begin the moment the pen is lifted from the
paper of the composer.
Liz Fried

Liz (and Isaac), this contention is not mine or Rolf's but goes back to Gesenius. or at least GKC. He wrote (section 107b-i) that "the imperfect [our YIQTOL] serves - 1. In the sphere of /past time/: (a) To express actions, &c., which /continued/ throughout a longer or shorter period ... (b) To express actions, &c., which were /repeated/ in the past, either at fixed intervals or occasionally ... 2. In the sphere of /present time/, again (a) To express actions, &c., which are /continued/ for a longer or shorter time ... (b) To express actions, &c., which may be /repeated/ at any time, including therefore the present, or are /customarily/ repeated on a given occasion ... (c) To express actions, &c., which although, strictly speaking, they are already finished, are regarded as still lasting on into the present time, or continuing to operate in it ... 3. In the sphere of /future time/ ..." GKC gives many examples of each of these categories, starting with ya`aleh in Genesis 2:6, clearly not future to any composer!

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Peter Kirk
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