[b-hebrew] Psalm 57:5 (57:4 in English)
kgraham0938 at comcast.net
kgraham0938 at comcast.net
Thu Oct 19 05:16:41 EDT 2006
Hello Karl, my lexicon (HALOT p 515) sees LB' to mean lion. So LB'M would be the plural absolute form of that word. But it also appears that this may by a hypothetical form as well. The other word you mentioned is tricky as well because it looks like a cohortative 'may I lie down.' but does not seem to be functioning that way. But either way the syntax is difficult but I get something like.
My soul, in the midst of lions I lie down, devouring ones, sons of man....
The NET bible suggest taking 'my life' with the previous verse but one would have to add a verb. The LXX does this with RUOMAI (and he delivered my soul), if that be the case one can translate this as. " And may God send his loving kindness and truth and deliver my soul." 5) In the midst of lions I lie down = sons of man who (want) to devour me.
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Kelton Graham
KGRAHAM0938 at comcast.net
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From: "K Randolph" <kwrandolph at gmail.com>
> B-Hebrew Haburim:
>
> I must be having one of those senior moments, as I don't understand this verse.
>
> My life I lie down in the midst of their ???? to ???? (form and
> context is that of a Hiphil verb infinitive, but I can't recognize
> which one at the moment) the sons of men, their teeth are a spear and
> arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
>
> Any idea as to the two words denoted by ???? above?
>
> Karl W. Randolph.
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