Biblical Hebrew Forum

["K Randolph" <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

James:

Do we have any manuscripts of Genesis in Hebrew script?

The reason I ask is because an original paragraph style may not have
survived the transcription for Hebrew script to Aramaic script, as
used at Qumran and later.

Karl W. Randolph.

On 7/15/06, JAMES CHRISTIAN READ <JCR128 AT student.apu.ac.uk> wrote:
>  ג ויברך אלהים את יום השביעי ויקדש אתו  כי בו שבת מכל מלאכתו אשר ברא אלהים 
> לעשות  {פ}
> ד אלה תולדות השמים והארץ בהבראם  ביום עשות יהוה אלהים--ארץ ושמים
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> The above is Genesis 2:3,4. It appears that whoever
> started the tradition of open paragraphs felt that
> Genesis 2:4 was the start of 2:4 - 4:26.
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> Unless we have any manuscripts without the open paragraph
> system there would be no concrete reason to not believe
> that the system is as old as the first copies themselves.
> With lack of any references to this ANE practice we
> have heard of it would seem that the evidence is
> pointing towards Genesis 2:4 being an beginning rather
> than an ending.
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> James C. Read
> UK
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