To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: 1 Sam 9.5
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 18:39:51 +1000
I replied to this on another forum, but thought I'd mention my reply here too.
Instead of seeing the word "ba'u" in this verse as a perfect, why not see it
as a participle? Thus,
the IPP before it would simply be elucidating the subject of the object in
normal style. Thus, the
waw-conjunction prefixed to "Sha'ul" would carry the force of "when".
"They were coming to the land of Tzuf when Saul said to his junior ...."
Regards.
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GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
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