>I'd really like to know what the heck a "Mesoratic" is. If s/he can't
>even get the name right, I doubt the person is particularly qualified
>to comment on the state of the text.
Amen Dave, you read my mind and pre-empted my response.
'Behold, there is no profession which is not governed, it is only the
learned man who rules himself. The poor ignorant man, whos name is unknown,
is like a heavily-laden donkey; he is driven by the scribe'--- Ancient
Egyptian Proverb