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ונתתם. תתנו להם והוי"ו כפ"א רפה בל' ישמעאל כי כן משפט הלשון: THEN YE SHALL GIVE THEM. The meaning of u-netattem la-hem is, you shall give them.37In other words, the vav prefixed to netattem does not mean and. It is placed there for emphasis and is not to be translated. The vav is like the Arabic fa,38See I.E. On Gen. 1:2, (Vol. 1, p. 30). for such is the rule of the language.39To employ a non-translatable yod.