Genesis 1:17
וַ יִּתֵּן אֹתָם אֶלֹהִים בִּ רְקִיעַ הַ שָּׁמָיִם לְ הָאִיר עַל הָ אָרֶץ
And he is giving אֶת-them elohim35 in the stamped-space of the Dual-Heavens to give light upon the Earth,
| 35 | Mark of the Eternal Self and the Pronominal The mark of the eternal, in the case of pronouns, according to the Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon, is “only used with a suffix, when it is desired to emphasize the pronoun.” This of course overlooks the eternal emphasis signified by the first and the last. Therefore the Hebrew otam here emphasizes the eternal accusative masculine plural “them.” The Hebrew makes an obvious and intentional change from the normal pattern of "and he said mighty ones" (va-yomer elohim) to "and said them God" (va-yomer otam elohim). |