Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Michael Abernathy <mabernathy AT conwaycorp.net>]

Both really.


On 6/17/2011 1:25 PM, Pere Porta wrote:
> Michael,
> The subject title of your post seems to point to the difference 
> segol-tsere.
> While the body of you post points to the double meaning  (with and 
> object marker) of preposition aleph-tav.
> Are you interested in the first or in the second issue?
> Kind regards from
> Pere Porta
>
> 2011/6/17 Michael Abernathy <mabernathy AT conwaycorp.net 
> <mailto:mabernathy AT conwaycorp.net>>
>
>     I was just reading Genesis 37:2 when I noticed that the word for
>     with is
>     written the same as the direct object marker where it says Joseph was
>     shepherding the flock with his brothers.
>
>     ????? ????? ???-?????? ????????
>
>     HAYAH RO)EH(ET-(EXAYN
>
>     Does this reflect an alternate pronunciation, was the scribe
>     suggesting
>     that Joseph was supervising his brothers, or is there another
>     reason for
>     the spelling?
>     Sincerely,
>     Michael Abernathy
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> Pere Porta