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The Hebrew Verbal System: Wayyiqtol Forms in Biblical Narrative

וַתָּבֹ֤וא הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וַתֵּ֖רֶא כִּי־נִבְהַ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו הִנֵּ֨ה שָׁמְעָ֤ה שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙ בְּקֹולֶ֔ךָ וָאָשִׂ֤ים נַפְשִׁי֙ בְּכַפִּ֔י וָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙ אֶת־דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ אֵלָֽי׃ (1 Samuel 28:21) And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was greatly terrified, and she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has listened to your voice, and I have placed my life in my hand and have listened to your words which you spoke to me.” 1 Samuel 28:21 provides us with an excellent example of one of the most distinctive features of Biblical Hebrew grammar: the wayyiqtol verb form.… Learn Hebrew
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