Thanks Donald. I was going to contact the maker of my verb table to see if that was an error, but now I see that it's not an error.
It seemed like it was an error to me because Hab 3:16 is the 1 and only instance (according to BibleWorks) of a 1cp accusative suffix on an imperfect verb that has a dagesh in the nun. With only 1 instance, wouldn't it be more likely to be either a mistake in the points, or maybe the accusative suffix is actually 3ms, as translated by some? Sincerely, -Steve Miller Detroit www.voiceInWilderness.info No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life. - Albert Einstein (1879-1955) > -----Original Message----- > From: Donald R. Vance, Ph.D. Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 10:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: 'Pere Porta'; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Plural Pronomial Suffixes used in a Singular sense > > Not true. The nun energicum occurs with the 1st common plural accusative suffix > as well: Habakkuk 3:16 On Nov 8, 2010, at 5:44 AM, Steve Miller wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Pere Porta > >> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 1:29 AM > >> To: Joseph Roberts > >> Cc: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Plural Pronomial Suffixes used in a Singular > >> sense > >> > >>> > >>> (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) > >> _______________________________________________ > > [Steve Miller] Thanks Pere. You are correct. My verb table program > > erroneously shows a dagesh for both for this particular verb. > > -Steve Miller > > Detroit _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
