Biblical Hebrew Forum

[יונתן ספרן <yonsaf AT beitberl.ac.il>]

Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org> wrote: 
Uri wrote:

>the Mishnah, when quoting biblical texts, is practically using the MT
>
I would disagree with that. Take for example the Mishnaic chapter "Arba avot 
neziqin" - The 4 main categories of  damages - the goring ox, the cistern, 
the "mav(eh" and fire.
The 3rd refers to Ex, 22: 4, and is based on a textual error - b(h for b(r. 
The text the Tannaim had before them was closer to the Samarotan and Qumran.
The Amoraim no longer had that text and had the devil of a timew trying to 
figure out what was mav(eh. The discussion ended in no decision.
Sincerely,
Jonathan D. Safren
Beit Berl College