From 137371348fcb2b052fb239784a745d83781c426a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Joel D. Ruark" Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:50:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add 'content/particle_demonstrative.rst' --- content/particle_demonstrative.rst | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 86 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/particle_demonstrative.rst diff --git a/content/particle_demonstrative.rst b/content/particle_demonstrative.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ffe037d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/particle_demonstrative.rst @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +:github_url: https://git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_uhg/src/branch/master/content/particle_demonstrative.rst + +.. _particle_demonstrative: + +Particle Demonstrative +====================== + +Summary +------- + +Demonstrative particles function to direct the attention of a listener or reader. + +Article +------- + +Biblical Hebrew has only a few demonstrative particles, with the two most common ones being הִנֵּה and הֵ֣ן. The specific function +of a demonstrative particle is to draw attention to whatever immediately follows the particle, either a single word or an entire +phrase. Similar to the :ref:`exhortation particle`, demonstrative particles are sometimes left untranslated. +Demonstrative particles can stand alone or take a :ref:`pronominal suffix` and/or a prefixed +:ref:`conjunction`. + +Function +-------- + +Directs the attention of the listener +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +When used in direct speech, the demonstrative particle functions to direct the attention of the person listening to the speech. +This function of the demonstrative particle also serves to make a presentation of a person/thing from one person to another +(see GEN 12:19 below). + +.. csv-table:: Example: JOS 3:11 + + הִנֵּה֙ אֲרֹ֣ון הַבְּרִ֔ית אֲדֹ֖ון כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ עֹבֵ֥ר לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם + בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ + "**hinneh** 'arown habberith 'adown kol-ha'arets 'over lifnekhem + bayyarden" + "**Look** ark-of the-covenant-of lord-of all\_the-earth is-crossing + before-you into-the-Jordan." + "**Look!** The ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth + crosses over ahead of you into the Jordan." + +.. csv-table:: Example: ISA 65:1 + + אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ **הִנֵּ֣נִי הִנֵּ֔נִי** אֶל־גֹּ֖וי לֹֽא־קֹרָ֥א + בִשְׁמִֽי׃ + 'amartiy **hinneni hinneni** 'el-gowy lo-qora vishmi + I-said **look-me look-me** to\_nation not\_called by-my-name. + I said ""**Here I am! Here I am!**"" to a nation that did not call on my name. + +.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 12:19 + + וְעַתָּ֕ה הִנֵּ֥ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֖ קַ֥ח וָלֵֽךְ׃ + insert transliteration + and-now **behold** your-wife take and-go + Now therefore **here is** your wife. Take her, and go your way. + +Directs the attention of the reader +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +When used in narrative or poetry (not in direct speech), the demonstrative particles functions to direct the attention of the +person reading the text. This function of the demonstrative particle often directs the attention of the reader to a scene that +a person within the narrative is observing at that moment (see GEN 1:31 and GEN 8:13 below). + +.. csv-table:: Example: ISA 40:10 + + הִנֵּ֤ה שְׂכָרֹו֙ אִתֹּ֔ו + **hinneh** sekharow 'ittow + **Look** his-reward with-him + "**See**, his reward is with him" + +.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 1:31 + :delim: tab + + וַיַּ֤רְא אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וְהִנֵּה־ט֖וֹב מְאֹ֑ד + insert transliteration + And-he-saw God [dir.obj]\_all\_that he-made **and-behold** \_good very + God saw everything that he had made. **Behold,** it was very good. + +.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 8:13 + :delim: tab + + וַיַּ֕רְא וְהִנֵּ֥ה חָֽרְב֖וּ פְּנֵ֥י הָֽאֲדָמָֽה + insert transliteration + And-he-saw **and-behold** it-was-dry face-of [def.art]-ground + looked out, and saw that **behold** the surface of the ground was dry