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<p>This may be an obvious and easy question, since we say it three times per day:</p>
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<div>In the prayer before sh'ma koleinu in the shemona esrei (es tzemach David...) it says "tarum <strong>bishu'asecha </strong>ki <strong>lishu'as'cha</strong>." Why is there a segol in the first one, and yet missing in the second one?<br /><br /> Thanks!<span class="HOEnZb"><span style="color: #888888;"><br /><br /> -- Sholom</span></span></div>
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