To: Michael Abernathy <mabernathy AT conwaycorp.net>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Why )ET instead of )"T
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:25:48 +0200
Michael,
The subject title of your post seems to point to the difference segol-tsere.
While the body of you post points to the double meaning (with and object
marker) of preposition aleph-tav.
Are you interested in the first or in the second issue?
Kind regards from
Pere Porta
2011/6/17 Michael Abernathy <mabernathy AT conwaycorp.net>
> I was just reading Genesis 37:2 when I noticed that the word for with is
> written the same as the direct object marker where it says Joseph was
> shepherding the flock with his brothers.
>
> ????? ????? ???-?????? ????????
>
> HAYAH RO)EH(ET-(EXAYN
>
> Does this reflect an alternate pronunciation, was the scribe suggesting
> that Joseph was supervising his brothers, or is there another reason for
> the spelling?
> Sincerely,
> Michael Abernathy
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