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VERSE: Ex08-11a

RASHIS COVERED: Ex08-11a Ex36-07b

================ THE INFINITIVE REFERS TO ONGOING ACTIVITY =====

BACKGROUND
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Hebrew is made of 3-letter verbs each of which can be
conjugated in various forms. Normally the conjugations are
distinct. Thus the FUTURE CONJUGATION refers to the future,
the PAST CONJUGATION refers to the past while the PRESENT
conjugation refers to the PRESENT.

In advanced Hebrew,CONJUGATIONS can have multiple functions

THE REFERENCE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/inf-3.htm shows about a dozen
cases where the infinitive refers to ONGOING ACTIVITY
To fully illustrate this we used the Grammatical Form
Konkordance of Al Silberman, Form 772(20).

THE VERSE
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Zach03-04 Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes. So the angel
said remove these closes and I WILL dress him with good
clothes.

THE POINT
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The verse does not literally say, as translated, I WILL
dress him. Rather it uses the infinitive: TO DRESS HIM.
There are 2 points to make
--- The infinitive here is TRANSLATED AS THE FUTURE:
    I WILL DRESS HIM
--- The infinitive vs the future refers to ONGOING activity
    That is not only will Joshua be given GOOD CLOTHES this
    time, but he will continually be given good clothes (he
    will have a change of life)

THE LIST
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The list below provides several other verses where
- the infinitive is translated as the Future
- the infinitive vs the future indicates an ONGOING activity
  to be continued. The last column documents this nuance
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VERSE     TEXT OF VERSE(Infinitive CAP)  NUANCE OF INFINITIVE
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Ex08-11a  Pharoh WILL HARDEN his heart   Not once;but always
2K03-24   They STRUCK Moav               Not 1 strike; but many
1K20-37   He HIT him with cuts           Not 1 Strike; but many
Ex36-07b  The production HAD EXTRAS      Extras for many ocasions
Zac03-04  I-ll DRESS him in good clothes Continuously give to him
Jr26-05   Ill SEND prophets to you       Not 1 time; but often
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