normal verb infinitive he killed to kill it is not inflected for person, gender, or number (they are...

Normal VerbNormal Verb InfinitiveInfinitive

He killedHe killed To killTo kill

• It is not inflected for person, gender, or It is not inflected for person, gender, or number (they are inflected for tense and number (they are inflected for tense and stem).stem).

• It looks like the Qal Imperative 2ms when It looks like the Qal Imperative 2ms when used with strong verbs (and often with used with strong verbs (and often with weak verbs, too).weak verbs, too).

• Though the stem is not inflected, it can Though the stem is not inflected, it can appear with a pronominal suffix that appear with a pronominal suffix that functions as either the subject or object of functions as either the subject or object of the verb.the verb.

• When used with the inseparable When used with the inseparable prepositions ( , , and ), special uses prepositions ( , , and ), special uses apply.apply.

B.B.K.K. l.l.

Used to express purpose orUsed to express purpose orresultresultl.l.

Used temporallyUsed temporally(“when” or “while”)(“when” or “while”)B.B. K.K./


• The Infinitive Construct is the only verbal The Infinitive Construct is the only verbal form that can take a prepositional prefix.form that can take a prepositional prefix.

B.B.K.K. l.l.


• The Infinitive Construct is the only verbal The Infinitive Construct is the only verbal form that can take a prepositional prefix.form that can take a prepositional prefix.

• The negative particles and are The negative particles and are not used to negate the infinitive construct.not used to negate the infinitive construct.

B.B.K.K. l.l.

alal{{

lala;;ytil.Bytil.B

iiyTil.yTil.bil.bil.

andand are used instead.are used instead.

• Purpose, Intention, or Result (when Purpose, Intention, or Result (when prefixed with ).prefixed with ).

~t,aB' #r<a'h' ~t,aB' #r<a'h' tw:r>[,-ta, tAar>litw:r>[,-ta, tAar>li

(in order to)(in order to)seesee

the the nakednessnakedness

of the landof the landyou cameyou came

~x,l,-lk'a/l, ~x,l,-lk'a/l, Wbv.YEw:Wbv.YEw:

(in order to)(in order to)eateat

And they And they sat downsat down

breadbread

l.l.


t[;d:l' ble ~k,l' t[;d:l' ble ~k,l' hw"hy> !t;n"-hw"hy> !t;n"-

al{w>al{w>

[:mov.li [:mov.li ~yIn:z>a'w> ~yIn:z>a'w>

tAar>li tAar>li ~yIn:y[ew>~yIn:y[ew>

hZ<h; ~AYh;hZ<h; ~AYh;

And He has And He has not givennot given

the Lordthe Lordto youto youa hearta heart

l.l.

(in order to) (in order to) knowknow

and eyesand eyes(in order to) (in order to) seesee

and earsand ears(in order to) (in order to) hearhear

the daythe daythisthis


• Inceptive: When prefixed with , the Inceptive: When prefixed with , the Infinitive Construct can indicate an action Infinitive Construct can indicate an action that is about to take place.that is about to take place.

l.l.l.l.

aAbl' aAbl' vm,V,h; vm,V,h; yhiy>w:yhiy>w:

And he And he waswas

the sunthe sun(about to) (about to) gogo



• Verbal noun.Verbal noun.

l.l.l.l.

bAj xb;Z<mi bAj xb;Z<mi [:mov. hNEhi[:mov. hNEhi

Behold!Behold!to keepto keepfrom (than) from (than) sacrificesacrifice

goodgood(better)(better)

Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice




• Complimentary: Clarifies the preceding Complimentary: Clarifies the preceding action or statement.action or statement.

l.l.l.l.

tB'V;h;-ta, laer"f.yI-tB'V;h;-ta, laer"f.yI-ynEb. Wrm.v'w:ynEb. Wrm.v'w:

~t'rodol. tB'V;h;-ta, ~t'rodol. tB'V;h;-ta, tAf[]l;tAf[]l;

~l'A[ tyrIB.~l'A[ tyrIB.

And they will keep

sonsof Israelthe Sabbath

by doingthe Sabbathto their generations

(of) a covenant

eternal

^yh,l{a/ hw"hy> ^yh,l{a/ hw"hy> twOc.mi-ta, twOc.mi-ta, T'r>m;v'w>T'r>m;v'w>Atao ha'r>yIl.W Atao ha'r>yIl.W

wyk'r"d>Bi tk,l,l'wyk'r"d>Bi tk,l,l'

And you will keep

the commandments

(of) the Lord

by walking

in his waysand by fearing

your God

him




• Complimentary: Clarifies the preceding Complimentary: Clarifies the preceding action or statement.action or statement.

• Temporal clause (used with or ).Temporal clause (used with or ).

l.l.l.l.

B.B. K.K.

WmyqiT' !DEr>Y:h;-WmyqiT' !DEr>Y:h;-ta, ~k,r>b.['B. ta, ~k,r>b.['B.

hy"h'w>hy"h'w>ykinOa' rv,a] ykinOa' rv,a] hL,aeh' ~ynIb'a]h'-hL,aeh' ~ynIb'a]h'-

ta,ta, hW<c;hW<c;m.m.

And it shall be

when you go over

(construct)

the Jordan

you shall raise them up

stonesthesewhichI myself

I myself am commanding

~d"a'h' !he ~yhil{a/ ~d"a'h' !he ~yhil{a/ hw"hy> rm,aYOw:hw"hy> rm,aYOw:[r"w" bAj t[;d:l' [r"w" bAj t[;d:l' WNM,mi dx;a;K. WNM,mi dx;a;K.

hy"h'hy"h'#[eme ~G: xq;l'w> #[eme ~G: xq;l'w> Ady" xl;v.yI-!P, Ady" xl;v.yI-!P,

hT'[;w>hT'[;w>~l'[ol. yx;w" ~l'[ol. yx;w" lk;a'w> lk;a'w> ~yYIx;h;~yYIx;h;

And he saidAnd he saidthe Lordthe LordGodGodBehold!Behold!the manthe man

becamebecameas oneas onefrom usfrom usto know to know (infinitive)(infinitive)

goodgoodand eviland evil

and nowand nowlestlesthe sendhe sendhis handhis handand takeand takealsoalsofrom the from the treetree

(of) life(of) lifeand eatand eatand liveand liveforeverforever

……then it shall be if the wicked man deserves to be then it shall be if the wicked man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall then make him lie down beaten, the judge shall then make him lie down

and be beaten in his presence with the number of and be beaten in his presence with the number of stripes according to his guilt (Deuteronomy 25:2).stripes according to his guilt (Deuteronomy 25:2).AlyPihiw> [v'r"h' AlyPihiw> [v'r"h'

tAKh; !Bi-~ai tAKh; !Bi-~ai hy"h'w>hy"h'w>At['v.rI ydEK. At['v.rI ydEK.

wyn"p'l. WhK'hiw> wyn"p'l. WhK'hiw> jpeVoh;jpeVoh;rP's.miB.rP's.miB.

And it And it shall beshall be

ififthe sonthe sonOf being Of being

smitten (Hiph smitten (Hiph const)const)

Figure of speech to Figure of speech to describe how he describe how he “deserves to be “deserves to be

beaten”beaten”

the evil the evil (man)(man)

And he shall And he shall cause him to fallcause him to fall

……then it shall be if the wicked man deserves to be then it shall be if the wicked man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall then make him lie down beaten, the judge shall then make him lie down

and be beaten in his presence with the number of and be beaten in his presence with the number of stripes according to his guilt (Deuteronomy 25:2).stripes according to his guilt (Deuteronomy 25:2).AlyPihiw> [v'r"h' AlyPihiw> [v'r"h'

tAKh; !Bi-~ai tAKh; !Bi-~ai hy"h'w>hy"h'w>At['v.rI ydEK. At['v.rI ydEK.

wyn"p'l. WhK'hiw> wyn"p'l. WhK'hiw> jpeVoh;jpeVoh;rP's.miB.rP's.miB.

And it And it shall beshall be

ififthe sonthe sonOf being Of being

smitten (Hiph smitten (Hiph const)const)

the evil the evil (man)(man)

And he shall And he shall cause him to fallcause him to fall

the judgethe judgeAnd cause And cause him to be him to be beatenbeaten

before his before his faceface

(with) (with) necessarynecessary

(according (according to) to)

wickedness wickedness (construct)(construct)

in numberin number

zx;a'zx;a'

Seize, grasp, Seize, grasp, taketake

zx'zx'a'a'

BB AhazAhaz

zx;a'zx;a'Then Abraham raised his eyes and Then Abraham raised his eyes and

looked, and behold, behind looked, and behold, behind him him a ram a ram caughtcaught in the thicket by his horns in the thicket by his horns

(Genesis 22:13).(Genesis 22:13).

zx;a'zx;a'Afterward his brother came forth with his Afterward his brother came forth with his hand hand holdingholding on to Esau’s heel, so his on to Esau’s heel, so his

name was called Jacob (Genesis 25:26).name was called Jacob (Genesis 25:26).

ameamej'j'

To be uncleanTo be unclean

ameamej'j'Now Jacob heard that he had Now Jacob heard that he had defiled defiled

Dinah his daughter (Genesis 34:5).Dinah his daughter (Genesis 34:5).

ameamej'j'Likewise, whoever touches them shall Likewise, whoever touches them shall

be be uncleanunclean and shall wash his clothes and shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be and bathe in water and be uncleanunclean

until evening (Leviticus 15:27).until evening (Leviticus 15:27).

rc;y"rc;y"

To form, To form, fashion, shapefashion, shape

rc;y"rc;y"Then the LORD God Then the LORD God formedformed man of dust from the ground man of dust from the ground


rc;y"rc;y"And out of the ground the LORD God And out of the ground the LORD God formedformed every beast of the field and every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought every bird of the sky, and brought

them to the man to see what he would them to the man to see what he would call them (Genesis 2:19).call them (Genesis 2:19).

rc;y"rc;y" You have established all the You have established all the

boundaries of the earth;boundaries of the earth;You have You have mademade summer and winter. summer and winter.

(Psalm 74:17).(Psalm 74:17).

rc;y"rc;y" Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them (Psalm 139:16).

sWnsWn

To fleeTo flee

jl;jl;m'm'

BB To escape To escape

sWnsWn“…“…now behold, this town is near now behold, this town is near enough enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) that my escape there (is it not small?) that my life may be saved.” (Genesis 19:20)life may be saved.” (Genesis 19:20)

ssWWnn

jl;jl;m'm'

[g:n"[g:n"

To touchTo touch

[g:n"[g:n"“…“…but from the fruit of the tree which is in but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, the middle of the garden, God has said,

'You shall not eat from it or 'You shall not eat from it or touchtouch it, or you it, or you will die.’” (Genesis 3:3).will die.’” (Genesis 3:3).

[g:n"[g:n"But the LORD But the LORD struckstruck Pharaoh and his Pharaoh and his house with great house with great plaguesplagues because of because of Sarai, Abram’s wife (Genesis 12:17).Sarai, Abram’s wife (Genesis 12:17).

[g:n"[g:n"He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was

set on the earth with its top set on the earth with its top reachingreaching to to heaven; and behold, the angels of God heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it were ascending and descending on it


[g:n"[g:n"Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off

her son’s foreskin and threw it at Moses’ feet, and she said, “You are

indeed a bridegroom of blood to me.” (Exodus 4:25).

[g:n"[g:n"He touched my mouth He touched my mouth with it with it and said, and said, “Behold, this has “Behold, this has touchedtouched your lips; your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven.” (Isaiah 6:7).your sin is forgiven.” (Isaiah 6:7).

bb;s'bb;s'

Go aroundGo around

bb;s'bb;s'The name of the first is Pishon; it The name of the first is Pishon; it flows aroundflows around the whole land of the whole land of

Havilah, where there is gold Havilah, where there is gold (Genesis 2:11).(Genesis 2:11).

bb;s'bb;s'Before they lay down, the men of Before they lay down, the men of

the city, the men of Sodom, the city, the men of Sodom, surroundedsurrounded the house, both young the house, both young and old, all the people from every and old, all the people from every

quarter (Genesis 19:4).quarter (Genesis 19:4).

bb;s'bb;s'Then on the seventh day they rose early at Then on the seventh day they rose early at

the dawning of the day and the dawning of the day and marched marched aroundaround the city in the same manner seven the city in the same manner seven

times; only on that day they times; only on that day they marched marched aroundaround the city seven times (Joshua 6:15). the city seven times (Joshua 6:15).

bb;s'bb;s'As Samuel As Samuel turnedturned to go, Saul to go, Saul

seized the edge of his robe, and it seized the edge of his robe, and it tore (1 Samuel 15:27).tore (1 Samuel 15:27).

rp;s'rp;s'To count, relate To count, relate

an accountan account

rp,rp,sese

BB Book or scroll Book or scroll

rp;s'rp;s'And He took him outside and said, “Now And He took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens, and look toward the heavens, and countcount the the

stars, if you are able to stars, if you are able to countcount them.” them.” And He said to him, “So shall your And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be” (Genesis 40:9).descendants be” (Genesis 40:9).

rp;s'rp;s'So the chief cupbearer So the chief cupbearer toldtold his his

dream to Joseph, and said to him, dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream, behold, “In my dream, behold, there was there was a a vine in front of me” (Genesis 40:9).vine in front of me” (Genesis 40:9).

xm;fxm;f''To rejoice, To rejoice,

be gladbe glad

xm;fxm;f''“Is there not your brother Aaron the

Levite? I know that he speaks fluently. And moreover, behold, he is coming out to meet you; when he sees you, he will

be glad in his heart” (Exodus 4:14).

xm;fxm;f'' I will rejoice and I will rejoice and be gladbe glad in Your in Your

lovingkindness,lovingkindness,Because You have seen my affliction; Because You have seen my affliction; You have known the troubles of my soul You have known the troubles of my soul (Psalm 31:7).(Psalm 31:7).

xm;fxm;f'' A Song of Ascents, of David.A Song of Ascents, of David.

I was I was gladglad when they said to me, when they said to me,““Let us go to the house of the LORD.” Let us go to the house of the LORD.” (Psalm 122:1).(Psalm 122:1).

rb;v'rb;v'To break up, To break up,

shattershatter

rb,rb,v,v,

BB Grain Grain rb;rb;v'v'

BB Buy grain Buy grain

rb;f'rb;f'But they said, "Stand aside." Furthermore, But they said, "Stand aside." Furthermore, they said, "This one came in as an alien, they said, "This one came in as an alien, and already he is acting like a judge; now and already he is acting like a judge; now

we will treat you worse than them." So we will treat you worse than them." So they pressed hard against Lot and came they pressed hard against Lot and came near to near to breakbreak the door (Genesis 19:9) the door (Genesis 19:9)

rb;f'rb;f'Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God! Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God! For You have smitten all my enemies For You have smitten all my enemies on the cheek; on the cheek; You have You have shattered shattered the teeth of the the teeth of the wicked. (Psalm 3:7).wicked. (Psalm 3:7).

rb;f'rb;f'The LORD is near to the brokenhearted The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in And saves those who are crushed in spirit.spirit.(Psalm 3:7).(Psalm 3:7).

ble-ble-yrEB.v.nIl.yrEB.v.nIl.

wD'xwD'x.y:.y:TogetherTogether

wD'xwD'x.y:.y:And the land could not sustain them And the land could not sustain them

while dwelling while dwelling togethertogether, for their , for their possessions were so great that they possessions were so great that they were not able to remain were not able to remain togethertogether. .


!yIy:!yIy:WineWine

!yIy:!yIy: He drank of the He drank of the winewine and became drunk, and became drunk,

and uncovered himself inside his tent and uncovered himself inside his tent (Genesis 9:21).(Genesis 9:21).

!yIy:!yIy: And Melchizedek king of Salem brought And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and out bread and winewine; now he was a priest ; now he was a priest

of God Most High (Genesis 14:18).of God Most High (Genesis 14:18).

!yIy:!yIy: He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of man,And vegetation for the labor of man,So that he may bring forth food from the earth,So that he may bring forth food from the earth,And And winewine which makes man’s heart glad, which makes man’s heart glad, (Psalm 104:14-15a).(Psalm 104:14-15a).

hd'bhd'bo[]o[]Work, labor, service, worshipWork, labor, service, worship

hdw'hdw'Ob[]Ob[]

hd'bhd'bo[]o[]““Complete the week of this one, and we Complete the week of this one, and we

will give you the other also for the service will give you the other also for the service which you shall serve with me for another which you shall serve with me for another seven years.” (Genesis 29:27).seven years.” (Genesis 29:27).

hd'bhd'bo[]o[]

db;db;['['

hd'bhd'bo[]o[]Man goes forth to his workMan goes forth to his work

And to his And to his laborlabor until evening until evening (Psalm 104:23).(Psalm 104:23).

hd'[hd'[eeCongregation, AssemblyCongregation, Assembly

hd'[hd'[eeYou shall keep it until the fourteenth day of You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of

the same month, then the whole assembly the same month, then the whole assembly of the of the congregationcongregation of Israel is to kill it at of Israel is to kill it at twilight (Exodus 12:6).twilight (Exodus 12:6).

sunagsunagwgh,wgh,

LXX:LXX:

yTil.yTil.BiBiNot, exceptNot, except

Usually appears asUsually appears as yTil.yTil.Bil.Bil.

normal verb infinitive he killed to kill it is not inflected for person, gender, or number (they are...

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