> > (JR) I was reading about translations surrounding Genesis 3:15. It was > interesting to note that though many translate a portion of the verse as > "it > shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." the verb > "tesuphenu" > has the first person plural ending yet it is translated as third person > singular. Is this a theological leaning or sometimes can a plural ending be > used in a singular sense? > Joseph Roberts
__________ Compare, Joseph, the following two patterns: http://www.oham.net/out/PS-t/PS-t1996.html and http://www.oham.net/out/PS-t/PS-t1995p.html Do you see some difference between them? Remark: when -nu = -hu = him/it, then the nun has dagesh, while when -nu = us, then it lacks it. Pere Porta (Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
