From: Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Definition (Parsing) of "MITAH" in Genesis 47:31
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:01:14 -0500
Philip wrote:
Dear All,
1. "WAYISHTAHU" in Genesis 47:31 is a reflexive verb.
2. It seems to me therefore that "YISRAEL", as well as being the subject of the sentence, is also the OBJECT of the sentence.
3. What then is "MITAH"?
HH: It is the part of the prepositional phrase that modifies the verb by
telling where he worshiped.