Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

yes, he wrote it in mesha-at, and even mesha-on and mesha-it language.

first, because the only purpose of his stone was to do publicity 
to his reign and achievements, so he wanted people to read it.

also, it can be observed that his message is very clear; the sentences 
are short and do not apply epic rhyme nor variation; the vocabulary is
very basic. so, he did not have style in mind. 

and, he used qatal and wayiqtol.

none of your versions, though, is correct. you use both (perfect) actions
in the same form. my suggestion is:

beqomti haboqer axazti $nei melafefonim we-agbaniah, wa-a'as hasalat.

one qatal, the other yiqtol.

nir cohen


On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 12:32:25 -0500, Isaac Fried wrote
> No doubt that Mesha wrote (or had a scribe do it, mistakes and all)  
> his stone in "Biblical Hebrew style". The question is if at home,  
> talking to Mesha-at his wife or to his children he said VA-E-QAX HA- 
> BOQER $NEI MELAPEPONIYM V-AGBANIYA VA-A-AS LI SALAT, or LAKAX-TIY HA-
>  BOQER $NEI MELAPEPONIYM V-AGBANIYA V-ASITIY LI SALAT?
> 
> Isaac Fried, Boston University
> 
> On Feb 9, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. wrote:
> 
> >> Do you think somebody ever spoke "Biblical Hebrew"?
> >
> >> Isaac Fried, Boston University
> >
> > mesha king of moab.   :)  :)
> >
> > nir cohen
> >
> >
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