Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

Don, you're right. Historically, that's how we've understood the Qatal and 
Wayyiqtol forms. I'm not convinced that it's right for the Wayyiqtol, though. 
The two are not interchangeable. They serve different functions. Where the 
syntax is otherwise identical, the use of the two verb forms has different 
implications.


GEORGE ATHAS
Director of Postgraduate Studies,
Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)
Sydney, Australia