[b-hebrew] ex 34:7; V'NaKeH Lo YiNaKe
kgraham0938 at comcast.net
kgraham0938 at comcast.net
Sat Apr 9 23:48:58 EDT 2005
@Karl:
So you take this as a Niphal as opposed to a Piel?? --
Kelton Graham
KGRAHAM0938 at comcast.net
-------------- Original message --------------
> Chris:
>
> I read this with an unpointed text, so there is a bit of analysis needed to
> glean a meaning of this formation.
>
> The Qal meaning of this verb, as far as I can tell, is to be clear, as in clean,
> considered innocent. The waw can also signal a contrast, translated in
> English as but.
>
> I translate the section but he who considers himself innocent he ( YHWH ) will
> not clear or but the one declaring his innocence ... (functionally the
> same basic idea). In this reading, I consider the passages indicating that all
> people are guilty before God, and when one considers himself innocent,
> that is ipso facto evidence of his guilt (at the very least, pride which God
> hates).
>
> Karl W. Randolph.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: wattswestmaas
> >
> > I am really having trouble understanding this construction. Comparisons
> > with the three other scriptures where the first word (NaKeH) is used do not
> > help me to feel my way through to a solution. the second word is not a
> > problem (he will not be GUILTLESS) this is clear even to me.
> >
> > How can this first word be changed from its clear meaning of: 'guiltless,
> > 'pure', 'clean' into "Guilty"??? What makes this more baffling is the fact
> > that the modern hebrew definition of this biblical word (as given by
> > evan-shoshan) is 'to purify, to cleanse, to purge' (TiHeR); and to acquit,
> > to exonerate, to vindicate. (ZiCaR) and he lumps it with all the other Piels
> > which express the expected meaning.
> >
> > I know that the answer is obvious to most of you on the board, but I could
> > not even begin to figure out where in the grammar books to look up since I
> > don't have the foggiest clue under what grammatical speciality this
> > construction would be indexed or viewed.
> >
> > Thankyou, Chris, Ireland.
> --
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