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  • From: Dave Washburn <dwashbur AT nyx.net>
  • To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Eccl. 4:10
  • Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 11:30:44 -0600

Verse 9 says that two are better than one because they will get a better
recompense for their work. Then verse 10 says, if one falls the other can
lift him up. But "falls" is plural, YIP.OLU., yet it's paired with the
subject HF)EXAD. Any thoughts on why on earth this verb is in plural?

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Dave Washburn
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