[Mesorah] Va'avadum v'eenu osam

[Zev Sero via Mesorah]

On 04/08/17 10:17, Mandel, Seth wrote:

> When one wants to say "they made them work" in Aramaic, the verb p-l-h. 
> is in the Af‘el, as in the last quotation he brings (w'aflah.u). 
> However, the verb in "w'yifl'h.un b'hon" is in P‘al/Qal, and so it must 
> mean "and they worked utilizing them/through them." Otherwise it would 
> be "w'yafl'h.u yas-hon."

Thank you.

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