From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Isaiah 7:13 ha-alma and xarah
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 11:11:47 -0500
Dear Chemorion,
I wrote:
HH: The woman does not have to be already pregnant. The adjective
"pregnant" (HRH) is part of a verbless
clause. That clause is parallel with another clause with a verb,
which is imperfect and probably means "will give birth" (WYLDT).
Therefore, many translate that the young woman/virgin "will become
pregnant and will give birth." One supplies a verb for the verbless
clause that matches the verb of the verbal clause.
I should not have said that WYLDT was imperfect. It is a participle.