Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

On 2/27/05 11:00 AM, "Peter Kirk" <peterkirk AT qaya.org> wrote:

> The Mechon Mamre text is based on the Aleppo Codex, which is
> grammatically more regular. In principle the more regular form could
> occur because a later copyist has (consciously or unconsciously)
> corrected the pointing to a more regular form. But in this case the
> Aleppo version is more likely to be original because I think Leningrad
> is thought to be copied from Aleppo.


"Aleppo version is more likely to be original ... "

Peter,

What is the sense/referent of "original" here?
"Original" pointing sounds like a oxymoron.


greetings,
Clay Bartholomew