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  • From: sujata <shevaroys AT yahoo.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Psalm 22:16 - daqar as pierced ?
  • Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 10:28:52 -0700 (PDT)

I have never seen "dug" used to describe an attack by either lions or dogs.
Are there any examples of such usage in English? I am also unable to
visualize an animal digging a person's hands or feet. Is this a uniquely
Hebrew way of describing an animal attack?

Thanks
Sujata

Moshe Shulman <mshulman AT ix.netcom.com> wrote:
On the other hand if we translate literally the
way the LXX/GB saw it as 'dug', we see a similar allusion there.
'They dug my hands and feet.' This fits in quite well with the
comparisons to his enemies as dogs and lions, and their attacking him
in a digging fashion, as opposed to 'piercing' fits quite well. 'The
word 'pierce' is an exegetical translation used to support a
Christological interpretation, whereas the MT or even using the word
dug, as in the LXX/GB give similar imagery without the editorializing.

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