Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>]

"VeHayu" - past tense - where the yud is punctuated twice - once with 
the vav + dagesh ("ooh") sound PLUS a shva underneath it - to really 
mean what will happen in the future.  Ie:  in the past, G-d already 
knew that in the future He would have to "revamp" the human race.

Shoshanna



Dear Shoshanna,

Thanks for your comments here. I will have to check more into this.
It is interesting to note how many people recently have lived past 110
+ years.

Could you please specify what is the irregular form of the past tense.

Calvin Lindstrom

Shoshanna Walker wrote:

> That is Rashi's interpretation of Bereishit 6:3.  But that is
> probably IN ADDITION to the literal meaning of G-d's words, which, as
> we see, He really did implement - shortening man's life span.
>
> Moreover, the irregular form of past tense is used here, instead of
> plain future tense:  G-d was to say it, He knew earlier that He will
> have to say this, and now it was finally uttered.  He had foretold
> it, He knew at the time of Creation that the first crop of men would
> have to be destroyed.
>
> Shoshanna
>
>
> Isn't another interpretation of the 120 years the length of time
> before YHWH sent the flood?
>
>
> Calvin Lindstrom
> Church of Christian Liberty
> Arlington Heights, IL
> www.christianliberty.com
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