Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Yitzhak Sapir" <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com>]

On 1/2/07, Chris and Nel wrote:
> Genesis 37:32 (and they sent the coat of many colours and brought it to
> their Father....)
>
> Although Robert Alter does not specify the EXACT hebrew syntax I am assuming
> by his comments on this verse when he remarks that --
>
> "...they had the tunic brought to their Father, note the indirection of
> their approach to Jacob, even more marked in the hebrew syntax..."
>
> that the hebrew syntax that he is referring to is the ...vayishalchu
> et-c'tonet....?
> since there is nothing unique in the verb - vayaviu/To Bring - to give him
> reason to suggest this?
>
> Am I right?

I don't understand the comment.  Could you explain the point he is trying
to make?

"vay$allaxu: )et-kato:net happassi:m" is perfectly fine.
However, "vayyɔ:vi:)u:" has no object to explain what they brought.  This
appears very unusual to me.

Yitzhak Sapir