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  • From: "Martin Arhelger" <arhelger AT gmx.de>
  • To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] 1Sam 19:1
  • Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 09:16:52 +0200


1st Samuel 19:1 has literally: "And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to
all his servants, to kill David."

The infinitive construct "to kill" (or: to bring to death) is translated by
many Bibles as "that they should kill" whereas others translate "that he
would kill David".

Is there a possibility to decide which understanding is more in agreement
with Hebrew usage?

Martin Arhelger





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