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Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar

From: "Dr. Joel M. Hoffman" <joel AT exc.com>
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:13:37 -0400 (EDT)

>4) "became a living soul" ignores the preposition le, "became for a living
>soul."

I'm joining this argument in the middle, but let me point out that the
preposition "L" here should not be translated "for." Rather, the
preposition is a consequence of Hebrew grammar. In a language such as
English, in which the grammar does not require a preposition, the word
is best left untranslated.

It is a common mistake to translate grammatical elements into semantic
ones, or vice versa.

With wishes for a healthy and happy 5766,

-Joel Hoffman
http://www.exc.com/JoelHoffman

Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar, Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, 10/03/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar, Vadim Cherny, 10/04/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar, Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, 10/05/2005
    - Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar, Vadim Cherny, 10/05/2005
      - Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar, Dave Washburn, 10/05/2005
      - Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar, Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, 10/05/2005
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar, Vadim Cherny, 10/05/2005
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar, Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, 10/05/2005
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar, Peter Kirk, 10/10/2005
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar, Vadim Cherny, 10/10/2005
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- Re: [b-hebrew] prepositions and grammar, George F Somsel, 10/04/2005