<DIV>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).</DIV>
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<DIV>Questions:</DIV>
<DIV>1. Is "v'shileim" (with a tzeire) just a printer's error that has propagated, or is it a legitimate text?</DIV>
<DIV>2. What is the correct vowelization based on the rules of Hebrew grammar?</DIV>
<DIV>3. If the baal keriyah leined it with a tzeire, should he be corrected?</DIV>
<DIV>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?</DIV><BR>
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