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  • From: Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] They did not bring! - They had it brought.....! (Laziness in English translations)?
  • Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:02:24 -0600

Chris and Nel wrote:
Genesis 37:32 (and they sent the coat of many colours and brought it to their Father....)

Although Robert Alter does not specify the EXACT hebrew syntax I am assuming by his comments on this verse when he remarks that --

"...they had the tunic brought to their Father, note the indirection of their approach to Jacob, even more marked in the hebrew syntax..."

that the hebrew syntax that he is referring to is the ...vayishalchu et-c'tonet....?
since there is nothing unique in the verb - vayaviu/To Bring - to give him reason to suggest this?

Am I right?

HH: That seems right.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard





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