Vav – Some Hebrew Magic (2)

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

May Your favor also come to me, Lord, Your salvation according to Your [o]word; Psalm 119:41  NASB Also come to me – וִֽיבֹאֻ֣נִי  Oh my, what a lot is packed into such a small word!  We’ve explored the oddity of “come” and “go.”  We’ve noticed the shift in tense from future to past.  We’ve looked at the jussive “wish.” …

Vav – Some Hebrew Magic (1)

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

May Your favor also come to me, Lord, Your salvation according to Your [o]word; Psalm 119:41  NASB Also come to me – Here’s the vav section of our acrostic.  Notice the first word of the first line –  וִֽיבֹאֻ֣נִי.  You’ll see the vav but you might not know how it works.  Let me explain.  Vav has two functions.  As…