To: "B-Hebrew List" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Past Tense in Ex. 12:13
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 10:08:41 -0500
What I'm curious about, of course, is the fact that he uses past
tense verbs to describe events that are yet in the future. Instead of "When
I see the blood, I will pass over you," as per our English translations, in
the Hebrew it's literally, "When I saw the blood, I passed over you."
Gary
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EARLIER POST:
What is the significance of the past tense verbs in Ex. 12:13
("When I saw the blood, I passed over you")?
Gary Hedrick
San Antonio, Texas USA
garyh AT cjfm.org