[Avodah] V'Shilam vs. V'Shileim

[Nancy Martin]

At the end of Parashat Vayikra (5:24) which was read yesterday, the baal
keriyah leined "v'shilam" with a patach under the lamed.  Someone
corrected him that it should be read "v'shileim" with a tzeire under the
lamed.  He pointed to the text in the Torah Temimah edition, which is
vowelized with a tzeire.  After some research, I found that the vast
majorirty of chumashim say "v'shilam" (patach), but there are a few
minority chumashim that say "v'shileim" (tzeire). Questions:1. 
Is "v'shileim" (with a tzeire) just a printer's error that has
propagated, or is it a legitimate text?2.  What is the correct
vowelization based on the rules of Hebrew grammar?3.  If the baal
keriyah leined it with a tzeire, should he be corrected?4.  Since it is
the last aliya, would it be advisable/acceptable to read it with a patach
in the regular reading, and with a tzeire in the maftir?

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