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Genesis 1:1
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Shlama akhay,

i'm not certain there can be a definite answer to this in a language that really doesn't have the means for accurately showing it.

i would, however, offer this thought: eth is indicative of a weak or a "slight" emphasis, so it would appear that maybe to translate it through syntax, as Dawid suggested, it could be rendered:

In beginning Eloheem created; the heavens and the earth.

but even that does not accurately show a "slight" emphasis, at least, not unless you make known the function of eth BEFOREHAND in that regards.

it is a tricky factor that i've pondered for years on how to grammatically deal with. i prefer instead dwelling on the unique symbolism of the term in Genesis 1:1, since there doesn't seem to be a definite method of translation.


Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy
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Genesis 1:1 - by Jerry - 02-14-2010, 03:03 AM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Lars Lindgren - 02-14-2010, 04:37 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Jerry - 02-14-2010, 07:12 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Jerry - 02-14-2010, 09:31 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Lars Lindgren - 02-14-2010, 10:21 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Lars Lindgren - 02-14-2010, 10:24 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Lars Lindgren - 02-14-2010, 10:38 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Jerry - 02-15-2010, 12:13 AM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Lars Lindgren - 02-15-2010, 01:36 AM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Jerry - 02-15-2010, 06:33 AM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Aaron S - 02-15-2010, 02:49 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Jerry - 02-17-2010, 06:38 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Dawid - 03-02-2010, 03:23 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Dawid - 03-02-2010, 03:27 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Jerry - 03-02-2010, 09:10 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Dawid - 03-03-2010, 12:15 AM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Jerry - 03-03-2010, 05:03 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Burning one - 03-04-2010, 03:28 AM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by MMM - 03-21-2010, 10:02 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Jerry - 03-21-2010, 10:55 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by MMM - 03-23-2010, 02:33 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Jerry - 03-23-2010, 03:16 PM
Re: Genesis 1:1 - by Dawid - 04-02-2010, 05:03 PM

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