Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Andrew C Smith <a.c.smith AT juno.com>]

Thanks to Peter and Paul for patiently explaining DEUT 10:12 as follows:

>The reason is simply that this is not from-you but from-with-you, i.e.
the word is made >up from M' which is the short prefixed form of MIN =
from prefixed to (IM = with plus a >2nd person singular personal suffix.

>If I recall correctly, we said that this word was *not* simply MiN plus
the 2ms
>objective pronoun.  Instead, it is (iM plus the 2ms objective pronoun
with a prefixed
>MiN.  Please note the hireq under the `ayin.  Cf Dt 18:16 for $)L with
M"(iM

Now that I have these good explanations, my question is, what does it
mean? How would the meaning of the text have been different if the author
had simply written Min without the (iM?? What semantic nuance is added to
the sentence by the extra preposition?

- Andy Smith





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