The verb is plural third person, but the subject is PLGY MYM.
M(YNTYK cannot be the subject, as it has a prefixed M- short for MN which can never be the subject of the verb.
Karl W. Randolph.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
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Dear Karl,
> Ignore other translations and traditions, what are the
> grammatical reasons not to read:
>
> M(YNTYK as a simple plural of (YN meaning eyes? Almost all the
> time (YN is in dual. But is it not a feminine noun, so the simple
> plural would end in -WT ? Correct me if I am wrong.
>
> That would make the translation "Be dispersed away from your eyes
> outwards into the broad streets (broad areas?) the channels of
> water", in other words a poetic way of saying not to look at
> other sources, so within the context not to be looking at other
> women?
HH: The verb "dispersed" is a Qal 3mp imperfect, not a 2mp
imperative. So the phrase M(YNTYK is the subject of the verb.
Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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