[Mesorah] Chana question

[Yitzchak M. Gottlieb]

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, Michael Hamm wrote:

> 1Sh'muel
> 1:9 says:
>      Vatakom Chana, achare ochla v'Shilo v'achare shaso,...
>      (Chana rose, after eating in Shilo and after drinking,...)
> or perhaps:
>      Vatakom Chana, achare ach'la v'Shilo v'achare shaso,...
>      (Chana rose, after she ate in Shilo and after drinking,...).
> 
> The first way has the two verbs -- ochla and shaso -- balanced:
> they're then the same part of speech.  on the other hand,
> that's not proof that that's the correct way of proouncing it. 
> Does anyone know (and how do you know) which is right?

My personal guess: Version 1.  According to Breur there is no
gaya on the alef, which would be expected if it were the female
third-person past.  Also, (according to the list in the back of
the Mossad HaRav Kook tanach) the Keter did not mark a sh'va na.

Zuki

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Yitzchak Gottlieb
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