Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Michael:

The rules of this group is that you sign your full name, I know the
moderators will get after you for this.

Where do you get the idea that the suffix on CLM is a second person plural?
The context and form both indicate that it is a third person plural suffix.

May the rest of your Christmas be blessed as well.

Karl W. Randolph.

On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Michael <mtp1032 AT comcast.net> wrote:

> I was hoping someone could provide some guidance to me as to the grammar of
> Psalm 73:20. Here's my translation (FWIW)
>
> Like a dream from awaking, O LORD, when arising [their] tzalmam you
> despise.
>
> (where tzalmam translates to 'image', 'phantom', 'shadow', etc.,)
>
> In the MT text (I use BibleWorks), the word for image is marked as a
> construct, singular noun with a 2nd person plural suffix. Yet, most
> translations render the pronoun suffix as 'their', the 3rd person masculine
> plural pronoun. OTOH, I can make no sense of  "your tzalmam" in the context
> of the Psalm. Any help you can provide would be very greatly appreciated.
>
> May you all enjoy a very blessed Christmas,
>
> Michael