[Avodah] The 10 Dibros are split into 2 x 5

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:05 AM, D&E-H Bannett <dbnet at zahav.net.il> wrote:

> Re:  <<9-10 parsha breaks as in the Masoretic text
> Then you can make a case for 4and 6.
> I.E. Lo sachmod is TWO and anochi and Lo Yihye are really one [iow NO
> BREAK]>>
>
> Doesn't the idea of 9 dibros seem weird?
>
> See Breuer who shows that that breakdown that joins the first two dibrot is
> an error.
>
> In fact Heidenheim made the correction of separating  the first dibber in
> taam elyon some 200 years ago. Breuer makes an additional correction and has
> an explanation of how the errors developed stage by stage over the years.
>
> So, despite most "regular" chamashim, the masoretic text of ta'am elyon had
> and should have 10 dibrot and not nine.
>
>
> David


100% agreed. As a fan of Heidenheim etc.

But if you IGNORE the T'amim/Neginnos and focus upon parsha breaks, there
are indeed TEN but not the Ten we know and love, but another TEN, with 2 lo
sachmods!

And the parsha breaks are AFAIK are also part of the Mosorretic text.


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