HH: Most scholars apparently do not think that is the best rendering, since major published
translations of the Bible do not have "had become." It is incongruous with the context
which describes things "at the beginning." There is no former state to refer to.
JCR: But of course there is a former state. There was no heavens or earth.
Elohim created [perfective aspect] themand they had come into existence
[perfective aspect] formless and waste. I am unaware of even a single natural
occurence of English 'was' where the aspect is perfective.
HH:KJV: Gen. 4:21 And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all
such as handle the harp and organ.
JCR: This translation simply doesn't make sense. The English 'he was the...'
implies that he is no longer such. No such problem is derived from the
perfective translation of 'he became/ended up/came to be/ the...'.
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