[b-hebrew] Translation of Gen 4:7

peniel momoh penielop at yahoo.com
Mon May 12 08:50:22 EDT 2008


Hello,
  Can anyone help with an analysis of this passage (Gen. 4:7), halo im taytiv soayt? Why does it translate: "If you do well, will you not be accepted?" (RSV) And why does "soet" which is qal infinitive construct translate this way? 
  Thank you,
  Peniel,
  Student, Dominican Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria.

       
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