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  • From: Ruthy & Baruch <alster AT bezeqint.net>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: Deut. 22:8 *yiphol nophel*
  • Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 21:13:22 +0200



Shalom!

r w ponder, jr. wrote:


>My own reading of Deut. 22:8 always has taken the participle *nophel* to

have a substantive
>meaning of its own -- something like, "one who is prone to falling."

See the Midrashic reading of this verse, as quoted by Rashi: "ki yippol
hannofel. This person deserves to fall, but even so, his death should not
come about on your account."

Kol Tuv,
Baruch Alster
Kochav Ya`akov, Israel




  • Deut. 22:8 *yiphol nophel*, r w ponder, jr., 03/07/2001
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    • RE: Deut. 22:8 *yiphol nophel*, Ruthy & Baruch, 03/12/2001

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