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  • From: "K Randolph" <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Harold Holmyard" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Haggai 2:7 and Isaiah 41:22
  • Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:37:36 -0800

On 11/20/06, Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com> wrote:
kenneth greifer wrote:
>
> Can't Haggai 2:7 be the plural "desires" or "desired things" the way it is
> spelled?

HH: The Masoretic pointing suggests a singular to the grammarians. Since
you are not "that educated," you need to accept their judgment.

...
Yours,
Harold Holmyard

Harold, what do you do with the plural verb for that subject?
Remember, the waw for the fem. plural was optional and the Masoretic
pointing was off often enough so we should take it only as a
suggestion, so would not the context indicate a plural?

Karl W. Randolph.




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