Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org, "Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] qatal-wayiqtol
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 07:34:30 -0500
1. First of all you are instructed to recognize YI as 'he', referring
to EL-KAN-AH. Then you are instructed to recognize TEN as 'give'.
Then you are instructed to use your, God given, ample intelligence to
get the picture.
2. SAGAR is devoid of identity markers and is therefore preceded by
'and God'.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Feb 3, 2011, at 4:05 PM, fred burlingame wrote:
a. first verb; prefixed form; yi-ten, יתן . The context of that
verb
instructs me to read "he gave."