A clever student asked me whether the "stumah" in the middle of Deut 5,21
might indicate that the Masoretes considered subdividing the commandment against
coveting into two (as in some christian traditions). Having to improvise an answer, I
suggested the sign primarily tells you how to read/chant the verse - but still: Might
he be on to something?
kol tuv
Soren
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