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["B. M. Rocine" <brocine AT twcny.rr.com>]

Liz,

If you wanted her to marry a particular guy it would be

va'abaqqesh lah 'et ha'ish vehi' lo' haytah lo

B
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  From: B. M. Rocine 
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  Hi Liz, 

  Does this have the classical sound?

  va'abaqqesh lah 'ish vehi' lo' haytah lo

  Translated literally, "And I sought for her a man, but she became not his."

  Shalom,
  Bryan
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Liz Fried 
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    Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:41 AM
    Subject: [b-hebrew] syntax question


    Dear All,
    I've started to study modern Hebrew
    (I"m going to be teaching at the Rothberg School in
    Jerusalem this fall.)
    In modern Hebrew to say "I wanted her to marry him,
    but she didn't," you have to say "I wanted that she will
    marry him, but she did not marry him."
    How would you say this in BH? I can't think of an example.
    Thanks.
    Liz


    Lisbeth S. Fried
    Visiting Scholar
    Department of Near Eastern Studies
    University of Michigan
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    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285

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At 01:59 PM 9/3/03 -0400, you wrote:
>Liz,
>
>If you wanted her to marry a particular guy it would be
>
>va'abaqqesh lah 'et ha'ish vehi' lo' haytah lo

Liz, are you looking to marry a Jewish man and you just want to propose in
Hebrew?

;-)

Jim

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