10-03-2008, 02:15 PM
I have been doing some word studies in the NT Aramaic. One such study was with the word - "Gift" as employed in Acts 2:33 and Acts 11:17 but also used in Acts 10:45, Acts2 :38, John 4:10 Rom 1:11, 5:15,16, Eph 2:8, 2 Tim 1:6 and Heb 6:4 plus a few other passages according to Dukhrana's lexicon. My focus is for now on Acts 2:33 and Acts 11:17. But I noticed a significant change in the way George Lamsa translated in Acts 2:33 and Acts 11:17. In these two verses Lamsa translated "Gift" into the plural form (as Gifts) the same as in Luke 11:13 (and also a few passages like Matthew 7:11, Romans 12:6, 1 Cor 2:12, 12:28, 30 - again, using Dukhrana). Now using Younan's Peshitta interlinear and even Dukhrana site the word is identical. I mean the singular of John 4:10, Acts 2:33, 38, Acts 10:45, and Acts 11:17 is the same spelling as the plural. Lamsa translated this word in Acts 2:33 and Acts 11:17 into the plural (Gifts) and Younan/Dukhrana into the singular (Gift).
Who is right and on what basis?? Or is this one word - "Gift" able to be both plural and singular?? But in determining which way to go when finding "Gift" in any particular passage is there some basis to go by??
Is there a slight mispelling in this word that would differentiate between "Gift" and "Gifts."
Please let me get ahead of myself a bit. I take it the "vowel marks" that were added later known as Syame (Diacretic markings) play a big role here. I am not 100%. But would this make a distinction in distinguishing the singular and plural for "Gift" and other words for that matter???
For me this leads to more questions: When were these markings known as Syame added and by whom??? I mean were they added by just a group of folks who thought it would be a good idea just to add these diacretic marks??? And also, most importantly, when these Syame marks (or vowel signs? could you call it that??) were added - were they added to the same physical manuscript copies of the Peshitta?? I could use some help here and I am not sure which way to go. Thanks you so much , folks.
Sincerely seeking,
Mike
Who is right and on what basis?? Or is this one word - "Gift" able to be both plural and singular?? But in determining which way to go when finding "Gift" in any particular passage is there some basis to go by??
Is there a slight mispelling in this word that would differentiate between "Gift" and "Gifts."
Please let me get ahead of myself a bit. I take it the "vowel marks" that were added later known as Syame (Diacretic markings) play a big role here. I am not 100%. But would this make a distinction in distinguishing the singular and plural for "Gift" and other words for that matter???
For me this leads to more questions: When were these markings known as Syame added and by whom??? I mean were they added by just a group of folks who thought it would be a good idea just to add these diacretic marks??? And also, most importantly, when these Syame marks (or vowel signs? could you call it that??) were added - were they added to the same physical manuscript copies of the Peshitta?? I could use some help here and I am not sure which way to go. Thanks you so much , folks.
Sincerely seeking,
Mike