09-22-2003, 02:03 AM
drmlanc Wrote:Sorry to be a pain, but I tried to figure it out from the Peshitta and lexicon, but I can't figure out the 2 (or 3?) words from that verse in Peshitta that can mean "we shall" or "let us". Can someone help?
Shlama Akhi Chris,
To understand whether this should be translated "we shall" or "let us" you would have to look at the grammar of the verb in the verse. For instance 'akha' means 'brother' but as soon as you change that 'a' ending to an 'i' ending you have 'akhi' and that means 'my brother and when you change the 'a' ending to an 'ay' ending you have 'akhay' meaning 'my brothers' or 'my brethren'.
The verb and its corresponding grammar that one would have to look at in this verse is as follows:
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As you can see, the verb is Common Gender, First Person, Plural (hence the 'we' in 'we shall' or the 'us' in 'let us'. The Suffix Number is Singular, the Verbal Tense is Imperfect (incomplete, ongoing action), and the Verbal Conjugation is PEAL (the most direct-action verb in Aramaic kinda like Qal or Kal is the most direct-action verb in Hebrew, hence 'shall' in 'we shall' or the 'let' in 'let us'--I'm sorry that I don't know my Aramaic well enough to tell you which of the two would be more appropriate---Maybe that's strictly a matter of context). Maybe akhan Paul or Rob can pitch in here a little. I'm sure they could do much better.
Shlama w'Burkate, Larry Kelsey