Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>]

fred,

why dont you, once and for all, put your cards on the table? i am getting 
tired of this
socratic ping-pong. you have asked this question, in various formats, a 
hundred 
times already. are we some king of oracle?

nir cohen

On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 10:53:04 -0600, fred burlingame wrote
> Hello Nir;
>  
> Thanks for your nice analysis.
>  
> You could be correct.
>  
> I wonder however, when these passages were read to the assembled 
> congregation in 11 a.d. whether they were expected (or in fact did) capture 
> the subtlety and complexity of that you describe.
>  
> As with any language read to another person(s), the constant stream of 
> words permits reflective analysis of one word not ...
> 
> There must be some simple rendering of these words that the assembly 
> momentarily heard and immediately digested in their minds, as the flow of 
> speaking continued:
>  
> a. "he used to give?;"
>  
> b. "he shall give?;"
>  
> c. "he would give?;"
>  
> d. "he gave?;
>  
> e. "I create.?
> 
> regards,
>  
>  
> fred burlingame
>  
> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br> 
> wrote:
>