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  • From: George F Somsel <gfsomsel AT juno.com>
  • To: kwrandolph AT email.com
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Gen 49:10
  • Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:48:41 -0500

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:07:12 -0500 "Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>
writes:
> Peter:
>
> I did not claim that TA APOKEIMENA is the subject of the main
> sentence, rather it is a reference that points back to the subject
> of the main sentence. I agree that the former is not allowed, but
> the latter is. As a neuter plural, it is either nominative or
> accusative.
>
> As I said before, I am not a Greek expert, so how would one say
> "until comes the one to whom they belong"? Whereas proper Greek has
> the subject of a verb only as a nominative, could this be a Hebreism
> by the translator as Hebrew allows the equivelant of the dative as
> the subject of the verb?
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Karl,

Actually, TA APOKEIMENA is nom. as the subject of ELQHi. It would read
"until that which is reserved / destined comes to him."

george
gfsomsel
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