Am 29.07.2017 um 06:38 schrieb Tad Stauffer:> {-Qo'} - The way I'm interpreting this, the new/clarified info is that > {-Qo'} and {-be'} can both be used on an imperative at the same time:[...]

If this has been discussed at the qep'a', could someone confirm that my middle example {yISuvbe'Qo'} is correct?

I'm not at the qep'a', but I had forwarded this question to Okrand before the qep'a', but he asked to reveal the answer not before the qep'a'. As this topic seems unleashed now, I think it's okay to forward his message.

The question actually arose from a phrase like {HIleghbe'moH} which is a command including the suffix {-be'}. Some argued that this is not allowed, that's why the clarification was made.

Summary:
TKD mentions that "The suffix -be' cannot be used with imperative verbs" which is a bit misleading. It does not mean that -be' cannot be used at all within imperatives, it just means that it is not used to say "don't". So the phrase {yIleghbe'moH} "Cause him to not see" follows the rules properly.

http://www.qephom.de/e/message_from_maltz_170720.html

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