Biblical Hebrew Forum

["C. Stirling Bartholomew" <jacksonpollock AT earthlink.net>]

On 5/21/04 1:28 PM, "C. Stirling Bartholomew" <jacksonpollock AT earthlink.net>
wrote:

> On 5/21/04 1:11 PM, "C. Stirling Bartholomew" <jacksonpollock AT earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> I cannot make any sense out of the syntax of this. Looks like dittography
>> with repeated demonstratives and substantives.
>> 
>> 4Q201 f1iii:13
>> )lyN )nwN rbny rb[n]y (s[r]t)   )n[wN wr]bnyh[N klhN nsbw lhN]
>> 
>> 4Q202 f1ii:17
>> [tmnyt (#ry lh ym)l t#(t (#r]y lh yhdy[)l (]#ryN [lh]   )lyN [)nw]N rbny
>> (#[rt)]  
> 
> OK, I have it partially sorted out. The adj is possessive, "their leaders" 
> but
> the repetition of rbny still has me wondering ...

No that is wrong. The possesive suffix shows up later wr]bnyh[N.
Well, that is enough guessing on my part.

Any suggestions?



greetings,
Clay Bartholomew