Subject: [b-hebrew] Ruth 1: 12 too old for a husband
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:28:23 +0100
The part of verse 12: זקנתי מהיות לאיש concentrating
on the mem prefix. Looking down my lists of how מן is used I have
presumed to fit it into the "Causal" category, (from arnold and choi
ref heb syntax book). Literally translated in idiomatic way: "I am
too old from being for a husband." It's interesting to see how
modern hebrew would say this: אני זקן מכדי שאהיה לי
הבעל they have also that nuance of 'from' followed by the verb
'being'. It is interesting to note that she does not say :
זקנתי להיות אישה
Chris Watts
Ireland
[b-hebrew] Ruth 1: 12 too old for a husband,
Chris Watts, 07/22/2013