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Re: Bereshit

From: jwest AT highland.net
To: Daladier Lima <daladier AT elogica.com.br>
Cc: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: Bereshit
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 20:16:09 GMT

> Shalom Haverim/Haverot
>
> Is possible translate "tohu vabohu" in Bereshit 1:2 as "*go back*
> without form and empty" ?
>
> Daladier Lima
> Brazil

I dont see how you could. Where are you getting "go back" from? Bereshit?
But that is not a possibility. The preposition wont bear that rendering- in
my
view- and the phoneme to which it is attached wont either.

best,

Jim

Bereshit, Daladier Lima, 08/06/2000
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