Psalm 78/Notes/Phrasal.v. 31.576392

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v. 31 – The בְּ-constituent following הרג is has a partitive function, i.e., "he killed some of them" (BHRG §39.1.b.iv; cf. Bekins 2014, 149 n. 19; Sjörs forthcoming, Prepositional Complements).[1]

  1. ↑ Cf. the Syr. ܘܩܛܠ ܡܢ ܥܬܝܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ "and he killed some of their wealthy" (Taylor 2020, 319).