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Re: [b-hebrew] fred on 2 tenses at the same sentence

From: fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>
To: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
Cc: b-hebrew List <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] fred on 2 tenses at the same sentence
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:37:32 -0600

Thanks for your comment.

and now ... for the question .... of questions ....

when they heard the verb forms spoken to them .... "va-ta-kam" ותקם ; and
"va-ti-ten" ותתן ; did they also hear the past tense, but know the
continuous tense?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Daughters_of_Zelophehad.jpg

or can we know that answer?

regards,

fred burlingame

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu> wrote:

> I "hear" past because VA-TA-KAM is conventionally so, but I know that what
> is meant is an ongoing habit.
>
> Isaac Fried, Boston University
>
>
>

Re: [b-hebrew] fred on 2 tenses at the same sentence , (continued)
- Re: [b-hebrew] fred on 2 tenses at the same sentence, Isaac Fried, 02/01/2011
- Re: [b-hebrew] fred on 2 tenses at the same sentence, Chavoux Luyt, 02/03/2011
  - Re: [b-hebrew] fred on 2 tenses at the same sentence, fred burlingame, 02/03/2011
    - Re: [b-hebrew] fred on 2 tenses at the same sentence, Chavoux Luyt, 02/03/2011
      - Re: [b-hebrew] fred on 2 tenses at the same sentence, fred burlingame, 02/04/2011
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] fred on 2 tenses at the same sentence, Isaac Fried, 02/04/2011
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] fred on 2 tenses at the same sentence, fred burlingame, 02/04/2011
        
        [b-hebrew] YERU$ALAYIM, Isaac Fried, 02/04/2011
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] YERU$ALAYIM, fred burlingame, 02/04/2011