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The stated aim of the Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar (BHRG) is to "serve as a reference work at an intermediate level for exegetes and translators of the Hebrew Bible who have a basic knowledge of Biblical Hebrew, but would like to use and broaden the knowledge that they acquired in an introductory course." This purpose is achieved with a thoroughly systematic organization that facilitates...

above distinction (with some exceptions), namely18 Perfect = past time = completed action19 Imperfect = non-past time = non-complete action (e) The exceptions,20 which do not correlate with the above scheme, constitute a clearly distinguishable class in connection with: verbs that express some or other condition, for example, stative and passive, expressions involving performative language acts,21 and certain conjunctions. (f) It is not clear whether in BH it is time that assumes aspect, or
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