Discovery BoxExodus 17:11 
Context17:11 Whenever Moses would raise his hands, 1 then Israel prevailed, but whenever he would rest 2 his hands, then Amalek prevailed.
Exodus 40:32
Context40:32 Whenever they entered 3 the tent of meeting, and whenever they approached 4 the altar, they would wash, 5 just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
1 tn The two verbs in the temporal clauses are by וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר (vÿhaya ka’asher, “as long as” or, “and it was that whenever”). This indicates that the two imperfect tenses should be given a frequentative translation, probably a customary imperfect.
2 tn Or “lower.”
3 tn The construction is the infinitive construct with the temporal preposition and the suffixed subjective genitive. This temporal clause indicates that the verb in the preceding verse was frequentative.
4 tn This is another infinitive construct in a temporal clause.
5 tn In this explanatory verse the verb is a customary imperfect.
