Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Jan Hagen <jan.hagen AT gmx.de>]

Hi!

On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 10:32:08 EST
JimStinehart AT aol.com wrote:


> An ultra literal translation of Genesis 30: 24 is:  “Added YHWH to me son 
> another”.  In English, the word “another” must precede the word “son”, 
> giving 
> us the following literal translation:  “Added YHWH to me another son.”  Why 
> the peculiar reference to “another son”?  Gesenius says that this Hebrew 
> word “
> another” especially means:  one that follows a first or second, etc.  Why 
> is 
> Rachel choosing such a circumspect name for her son?  Why does Rachel seem 
> to 
> be saying, and emphasizing, that Joseph should be viewed as being just 
> “another 
> son”?

Why don't you read YSP as participle, which it is, and read v24 as a nominal 
wish sentence?
Rachel wishes another son after Joseph , and not him being another son.

Jan Hagen