Serves to prove the view that the waw consecutive verbs are not imperfects at all, but preterites (past tense) with a non-converse waw. The jussive is formed off the preterite, hence both forms are shorter than the imperfect.
Best regards,
GEORGE ATHAS
Lecturer in Biblical Languages
Southern Cross College
Sydney, Australia
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