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heeznikhu_n patah_n be_v before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o character_n of_o the_o feminine_a gender_n as_o in_o ebrue_n constant_o before_o the_o noun_n and_o in_o some_o verb_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d azlat_n he_o go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d helât_v he_o weary_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoglât_n it_o be_v cast_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vashât_n but_o these_o 3_o by_o anomaly_n be_v write_v constant_o with_o a_o long_a qamez_fw-fr not_o fatah_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fiqdat_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lithsat_fw-la and_o good_a reason_n because_o here_o the_o syllable_n at_o be_v short_a therefore_o a_o short_a vowel_n but_o in_o ebrue_n ordinary_o the_o syllable_n be_v long_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lathsà _fw-fr therefore_o a_o long_a vowel_n and_o that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o true_a formative_a of_o the_o three_o feminine_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o by_o accident_n we_o may_v easy_o see_v by_o the_o constancy_n of_o it_o in_o syric_a arabic_n and_o etiopic_n item_n in_o ebrue_n in_o the_o example_n we_o give_v and_o many_o other_o when_o any_o letter_n be_v join_v to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o person_n either_o paragogic_n superfluous_a or_o formative_a item_n from_o the_o second_o feminine_a when_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d form_n the_o feminine_a constant_o as_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o but_o of_o another_o noun_n the_o second_o masculine_a item_n the_o first_o person_n fingular_a be_v of_o a_o common_a gender_n have_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o in_o masculine_a and_o feminine_a in_o all_o order_n in_o all_o dialect_v 2._o fatakh_n be_v under_o the_o second_o radical_a as_o in_o ebrue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etkhabbar_a 3._o under_o the_o first_o radical_a in_o pael_n and_o etpael_n or_o the_o second_o and_o five_o order_n in_o all_o tense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n segol_n be_v almost_o in_o all_o place_n as_o in_o ebrue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heezinu_fw-la they_o have_v hear_v so_o in_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d uheeznikhu_n es_fw-ge 16.9_o they_o have_v cast_v far_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eltha_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etkhabbar_a etc._n etc._n hireq_fw-fr the_o short_a be_v unjust_o come_v in_o under_o the_o first_o radical_a in_o the_o first_o preterrense_n instead_o of_o qamez_fw-fr a_o by_o ebrue_n and_o fatah_n a_o by_o arabic_a upon_o that_o false_a principle_n as_o if_o the_o first_o radical_a in_o the_o first_o pretertense_n have_v no_o vowel_n which_o i_o say_v be_v false_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nor_o esteem_v i_o the_o punctator_n of_o the_o ebrue_n bible_n and_o consequent_o daniel_n so_o very_o old_a less_o or_o far_o less_o the_o punctator_n of_o the_o call_v targum_fw-la as_o they_o call_v it_o it_o be_v do_v write_v &_o use_v after_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n but_o point_v a_o long_a time_n since_o christ_n 2._o in_o many_o other_o place_n as_o in_o ebrue_n qomez_fw-fr the_o short_a and_o qubbuz_n just_a as_o in_o ebrue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hoglat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mhuqzaôt_fw-fr etc._n etc._n rule_n 6._o the_o anomaly_n of_o these_o prick_n may_v in_o some_o measure_n but_o not_o constant_o be_v reduce_v to_o the_o ebrue_n anomaly_n because_o the_o punctation_n of_o the_o targum_fw-la be_v latter_a and_o not_o do_v with_o such_o accurateness_n nor_o by_o such_o learned_a jew_n less_o upon_o such_o principle_n as_o the_o ebrue_n for_o the_o generality_n be_v hence_o be_v it_o that_o the_o punctation_n be_v very_o anomalicall_a in_o all_o place_n now_o these_o five_o reason_n by_o i_o give_v 1._o not_o the_o same_o principle_n 2._o not_o the_o same_o learning_n 3._o not_o the_o same_o accurateness_n 4._o not_o the_o same_o author_n and._n 5._o not_o the_o same_o time_n thew_v well_o enough_o the_o rooâ—e_n of_o that_o disagree_v of_o the_o ebrue_n and_o call_v punctation_n and_o how_o great_a that_o difference_n be_v the_o easy_a it_o have_v be_v to_o persuade_v the_o common_a sort_n of_o learned_a man_n in_o this_o tongue_n that_o they_o be_v either_o two_o diverse_a tongue_n for_o so_o many_o author_n do_v ignorant_o speak_v or_o at_o least_o dialect_v of_o a_o great_a distance_n one_o from_o another_o whereas_o it_o be_v know_v and_o clear_a that_o ebrue_n and_o this_o call_v be_v speak_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o jury_n nay_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n only_o the_o time_n differ_v ebrue_n before_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n call_v after_o it_o and_o if_o a_o diversity_n of_o punctation_n make_v a_o divers_a tongue_n or_o dialect_n then_o be_o i_o sure_a that_o abraham_n de_fw-fr balm_n a_o jew_n grammarian_n who_o write_v a_o hundred_o year_n since_o in_o italy_n have_v a_o diverse_a dialect_n for_o if_o any_o will_v scan_v that_o punctation_n of_o his_o grammar_n he_o will_v neither_o find_v true_a ebrue_n nor_o true_a call_v the_o same_o may_v we_o say_v of_o that_o late_a edition_n of_o misâ—ayot_n point_v by_o a_o jew_n in_o the_o low_a country_n and_o point_v at_o amsterdam_n by_o r._n mnasse_n ben_fw-mi yishrael_n theresore_n i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o believe_v the_o prick_n to_o be_v but_o mere_a fancy_n rule_n 7._o in_o siriac_n arabic_a and_o ettopic_n the_o ancmaly_n be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v regard_v than_o in_o ebrue_n and_o call_v to_o shorten_v all_o the_o long_a and_o tedious_a though_o unuseful_a observation_n either_o of_o i_o or_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o author_n before_o i_o see_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o be_v individual_a and_o the_o same_o of_o they_o nothing_o worth_a at_o all_o for_o the_o syriac_a manuscript_n that_o be_v at_o this_o day_n extant_a be_v without_o pric_n and_o stroac_n and_o among_o the_o arabic_a book_n not_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o be_v to_o be_v find_v prick_v or_o point_v and_o in_o the_o ettopic_n there_o be_v none_o find_v among_o we_o except_o the_o new_a testament_n print_v at_o rome_n and_o psalm_n at_o colen_n and_o both_o of_o they_o full_o to_o be_v understand_v by_o letter_n out_o of_o the_o generality_n of_o this_o tongue_n without_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o stand_n or_o diverse_a vowel_n i_o shall_v here_o shut_v up_o that_o which_o will_v otherwise_o scarce_o be_v comprehend_v in_o a_o hundred_o leaf_n and_o yet_o do_v nothing_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n and_o so_o consequent_o instead_o of_o the_o ease_v the_o reader_n burden_n he_o excesfive_o rule_n 8._o all_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o form_n in_o the_o syntax_n be_v needless_a the_o