Biblical Hebrew Forum

[B Rocine <596547 AT ican.net>]

>Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:41:02
>To: b-hebrew
>From: B Rocine <596547 AT ican.net>
>
>Dear Paul,
>you wrote:
>>             The first has to do with the very common collocation of (&H and
>>             (M with XSD. In Ruth, it is found in 1:8. Just because it is
>>             used frequently does not necessarily mean that the construction
>>             is completely understood. The English and Tagalog versions to
>>             which this group referred when they got stuck with the
>>             construction all handle this as a description of God's dealings
>>             with the young widows as compared with their dealings with 
>> their
>>             husbands and with Naomi. Based on that, the group took the
>>             phrase as equivalent to, "May YHWH treat you with XSD." 
>> However,
>>             the question came up if this phrase could not come close to
>>             meaning, "May YHWH make XSD accompany you." The implication 
>> here
>>             is that XSD has YHWH as its source, but it may be actually seen
>>             in the dealings with others beside YHWH. IOW, XSD plays a bit
>>             more active role, almost like a catalyst.
>
>I think this construction would qualify as an "accusative of manner" (see W
and O'C 10.2.2, especially 10.2.2e).  The noun is in an object slot in the
sentence but functions abverbially: "May YHVH do graciously with you."  See
also 2 Sam 3:8, 10:2, 1 Ki 2:7, 1 Chr 19:2.
>
>Shalom,
>Bryan
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B. M. Rocine
Pastor
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