Hebrew Question: He-She Huh Wha?

David Paul

Deut. 21:23 in LHI shows

לֹא־תָלִ֨ין		נִבְלָת֜וֹ
לֹא · לין		נְבֵלָה · הוּא
not · spend the night		dead body · he
not · (she|it) shall spend|hang the night		dead body · his
G · VaI3FS		NCFSC · RS3MS

Van der Merwe, C. (2004). The Lexham Hebrew-English Interlinear Bible (Dt 21:23). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

So, it appears that his dead body is a she. I haven't noticed this kind of thing before in Hebrew...is this normal?

NOTE: The table is not showing as right-to-left as it should. Once again, Logos's own forum can't handle Logos's own software. Perpetually sad.

Niko

Yeah it's normal. The noun is feminine and the possessive suffix is masculine.

Like 'his land'