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[b-hebrew] Daniel 1:12 -1:15

From: kenneth greifer <greifer AT hotmail.com>
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Subject: [b-hebrew] Daniel 1:12 -1:15
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 22:55:01 +0000

This may sound like a baby-level question, but why do Daniel 1:12,14,and 15
say "ten days" as "days ten" in Hebrew? Shouldn't the number come first? Is
the order of noun and then number "days ten" similar to Aramaic or is this
done often in Hebrew also?

Kenneth Greifer
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[b-hebrew] Daniel 1:12 -1:15, kenneth greifer, 02/03/2008
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- Re: [b-hebrew] Daniel 1:12 -1:15, George Athas, 02/04/2008