Genesis 37:7

   We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly 
   my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered 
   around mine and bowed down to it." 



Study of word order:

   Hebrew1  ve-hine anahnu mealemim alumim --> and-here we binding bunches
   Arabic1  fa-haa  nahnu hazimuna huzaman --> and-here we binding bunches

   Hebrew2  betokh  ha-sade --> in  the-field
   Arabic2  fiy  'l-haqli  -->  in  the-field

   Hebrew3  ve-hine  kama  aluma-ti -->  and-here  rose  bunch-my  
   Arabic3  wa-idha  huzma-ti qamat -->  and-then  bunch-my  rose

   Hebrew4  ve-gam  netsaba --> and-also  stood
   Arabic4  wa-'ntasabat   -->  and-stood

   Hebrew5  tesbena  alumate-khem -->  surrounded  bunches-your
   Arabic5  fa-htatat huzamu-kum -->  then-surrounded  bunches-your

   Hebrew6  va-tishtahaveina la-aluma-ti --> and-bowed_down to-bunch-my
   Arabic6  wa-sajadat  li-huzmat-i     -->  and-bowed_down to-bunch-my

Study of the root of verb:
   Hebrew1  the root of "bind" is   (M-L-A)
   Arabic1  the root of "bind" is  (M-Z-he)

   Hebrew3  the root of "rise" is   (M-V-K)
   Arabic3  the root of "rise" is  (M-W-Q), almost the same

   Hebrew4  the root of "stand" is   (B-ts-N)
   Arabic4  the root of "stand" is  (B-ss-N), almost the same

   Hebrew5  the root of "surround" is   (N-B-S)
   Arabic5  the root of "surround" is  (tt-T-he)

   Hebrew6  the root of "bow_down" is   (V-he-sh)
   Arabic6  the root of "bow_down" is  (D-ji-S)


Summary:

   The construction of this text is almost the same, but in detail, 
   Arabic3 and 4 are not the same as Hebrew3 and 4.
   This text has 5 Verbs, and 2 of the 5 roots are the same.


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