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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: Karl Randolph <kwrandolph AT email.com>
  • Cc: Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Fw: Aramaic to them?
  • Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 16:53:59 -0800

On 28/02/2004 13:13, Karl Randolph wrote:

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I can think of two more recent examples of the same pattern: up until a few centuries ago, it was the sign of an educated man that he could speak in Latin, and there are some even today, though I expect there are no more than a few thousand people can speak it fluently. In this regard, Latin is still a living language. ...


It still seems to be assumed that users of the Hebrew Bible know Latin, or at least it was when BHS was published 1976/77. Hence Philip's problem with "vel".


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