Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Paul Zellmer <zellmer AT cag.pworld.net.ph>]

The second clause in Ruth 1:9 is the source of the next
question.  The clause is:

UWMCE)NF MeNUWXFH )I$$FH B"YT )IY$FH.

The first two words did not cause a lot of problems, and the
group seemed to handle the third okay.  But the real confusion
came in determining how to relate the last two words, which make
up a construct chain, to the rest of the clause.  One of their
attempts treated the chain like it had a preposition beth
attached to it: "And you (pl) find a resting-place, each woman
_in_ the house of her husband."  Another option put forward was
to treat the chain as if it were in apposition to the resting
place: "And you (pl) find a resting-place, each woman, (namely)
the house of her husband."  Are they missing an obvious clue
here?  If so, I sure don't see it.  How would you handle this
clause?

Paul

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Ibanag Translation Project
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