To: Hebrew List <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: yiqtol in Judges 2:1
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 11:17:25 -0400
Dear Prof Niccacci and others,
I have been adhering to Alviero Niccacci's belief in the volitivity of
initial yiqtol. Judges 2:1 presents an interesting problem. 'a(aLeH ,
"brought up" seems to clearly be past tense, non-volitive. This verb,
however, has two spellings for the Hiphil, eight times with patach, and
fifteen with segol. The ones with patach seem to be non-volitive and
the ones with segol seem to be cohortatives. I did not look at every
example. Has anyone investigated this question?
--
Lee R. Martin
Pastor, Prospect Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee
Instructor in Hebrew and Old Testament
Church of God Theological Seminary http://earth.vol.com/~lmartin/