To: list b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Ruth 1:9
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 00:31:56 +0800
The second clause in Ruth 1:9 is the source of the next
question. The clause is:
UWMCE)NF MeNUWXFH )I$$FH B"YT )IY$FH.
The first two words did not cause a lot of problems, and the
group seemed to handle the third okay. But the real confusion
came in determining how to relate the last two words, which make
up a construct chain, to the rest of the clause. One of their
attempts treated the chain like it had a preposition beth
attached to it: "And you (pl) find a resting-place, each woman
_in_ the house of her husband." Another option put forward was
to treat the chain as if it were in apposition to the resting
place: "And you (pl) find a resting-place, each woman, (namely)
the house of her husband." Are they missing an obvious clue
here? If so, I sure don't see it. How would you handle this
clause?
Paul
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Paul and Dee Zellmer, Jimmy Guingab, Geoffrey Beltran
Ibanag Translation Project
Cabagan, Philippines