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Mattai 13:32 - Paul Younan - 12-09-2003
Shlama Akhay,
There is a striking dual wordplay (and parallelism) in the original Aramaic of Mattai 13:32:
Mattai 13:32 Wrote:It is smaller ([font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0yrw9z[/font] "zearoya", derived from the root [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]r9z[/font] "zear") than all the seeds ([font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0nw9rz[/font] "zeraona", derived from [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0rz[/font] "zera")
But when it grows ([font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]tbr[/font] "rabbath", derived from [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0br[/font] "rabba") it is greater ([font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0br[/font] "rabba") than all the herbs
Wow! I wonder how the Greek does here? <!-- s
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But when it grows ("auxano") it is greater ("meizon") than all the herbs
Nice find, akhi - Larry Kelsey - 12-09-2003
Shlama Akhi Paul,
Wow! This is too much! A dual wordplay and parallelism in the first half of the verse and the last half of the verse is where akhan Rob found the Janus parallelism! <!-- s:onfire: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/onfire.gif" alt=":onfire:" title="On Fire" /><!-- s:onfire: -->
Shlama w'Burkate, Larry Kelsey