Ch. 6 Supplements

Requirements

Others

• Here are some guidelines for translating Hebrew verbs:
• 1. Qatal verbs: use the past tense or present perfect tense by default (e.g., “I did,” or “I have done”).
• 2. Wayyiqtol verbs: use past tense by default (e.g., “And I did”).
• 3. Yiqtol verbs: use future tense by default (e.g., “I will do”).
• 4. If the context indicates it’s a past time action, the yiqtol probably indicates a past time habitual action (e.g., “I used to do”). If weqatal verb follow this yiqtol verb, they usually indicate habitual actions as well.
• 5. If a yiqtol verb is the first word in the sentence, translate it as volitional, such as “should do”, “would do”, “may do”, “let do”…
• (For more translation options of yiqtol, see pages 38–39 of the textbook, 2. Syntax and Mood.)