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Re: cantillation makes a difference

From: Jerry <jrs AT renome.rovno.ua>
To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: cantillation makes a difference
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:36:30 +0300

Hello Vincent,

Monday, January 31, 2000, 5:46:31 PM, you wrote:

VD> if i remember correctly, Isaiah 40, "a voice crying ...."

You know, this verse was always interesting to me,
but I'm not enough familiar with cantillation marks.
Are the cantillations reliable for this verse?
If yes what is the reading (along with meaning):
"A voice crying, ..." or "A voice crying in the desert, " ?

Best regards,
Jerry mailto:jrs AT renome.rovno.ua

cantillation makes a difference, Vincent DeCaen, 01/31/2000
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