[b-hebrew] Exodus 18:26 - Y$PW+W

George Athas George.Athas at moore.edu.au
Sun Feb 8 22:57:22 EST 2009


Hi Jason!

I think you misunderstood me. I think I'm with you on this one. If a Qumran manuscript reflected the same reading as the Samaritan Pentateuch, then it's reasonable to assume the extra waw was added at a later time, perhaps by the Masoretes, inadvertently or otherwise. If a Qumran manuscript supports the MT reading against the Samaritan Pentateuch, then everything is up for grabs and it would be very difficult to determine which way any 'emendation' went (addition or omission).


Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au




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