[B-Greek] Judges 13:5 - you will get pregnant

Randall Buth randallbuth at gmail.com
Sat Feb 17 14:01:26 EST 2007


> I'll let someone else comment on the specifics of the Hebrew...  :)
>
> N.E. Barry Hofstetter

OK, I'll comment:

the verbs are classic sequential future in Hebrew in 13:3
veharit is "and you will get pregnant"
and
veyaladt "and you will give birth"

In 13:5 both are present:
"for behold you are pregnant    hara
and giving birth  ve-yoladt. "

the last item is a "mixed" vocalization, half-present, half-future (or
archaic pre-segolate-pattern present). Vision statements and 'behold'
often use the
present for rhetorical effect.
Which leaves things somewhat flexible in the hand of the recipient/interpreter.

which should be the end of this part of the thread since it's Hebrew
and not Greek.

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Ἰωάνης
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Randall Buth, PhD
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