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Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?

From: "Steve Miller" <smille10 AT sbcglobal.net>
To: "'b-hebrew'" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:09:44 -0500

> From: Yigal Levin Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 1:04 AM
>
> Yes Kenneth, the noun "gan" in verse 15 is feminine, so theoretically the
> object of "mot tamut" at the end of verse 17 COULD be the garden. However,
> from a contextual point of view this is a stretch: the object of verse 16
> is
> the man, and verse 17 is a direct extention of verse 16. If the author had
> intended that the garden would die, he would have said so specifically.
> Besides, where in scripture is a garden (or any plant) ever refered to as
> "dying"?
>
Additionally, the garden did not die in the day Adam ate off the tree of
knowledge. Gen 3:22-24
-Steve Miller
Detroit

[b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?, kenneth greifer, 11/12/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?, Yigal Levin, 11/12/2006
  - [b-hebrew] We and us, Yigal Levin, 11/12/2006
    - Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, K Randolph, 11/12/2006
      - Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, JP vd Giessen (FOL), 11/12/2006
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, Yitzhak Sapir, 11/13/2006
    - Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, Yitzhak Sapir, 11/12/2006
    - Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, B. M. Rocine, 11/12/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?, Yitzhak Sapir, 11/12/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?, Steve Miller, 11/13/2006
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?, Peter Kirk, 11/13/2006
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?, Peter Kirk, 11/14/2006
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?, kenneth greifer, 11/12/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?, Yigal Levin, 11/12/2006
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?, Yitzhak Sapir, 11/13/2006
- [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?, kenneth greifer, 11/13/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?, K Randolph, 11/13/2006