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  • From: "B. M. Rocine" <brocine AT twcny.rr.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Eccles 2:3
  • Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:05:55 -0400


Hi Pastor Ron,

The first clause of the Hebrew Masoretic Text reads:

tartiy belibbit limshok bayyayin 'et besariy
notice _'et besariy_ at the end. It means "my flesh" and is the direct object of the infinitive _limshok_, so the entire Hebrew clause has, word-by word

I-explored in-my-heart to-pull with-wine my-flesh.

I could take take the idiom "to pull my flesh" to mean "to test my capabilities" or "to see what my body could take."

There is some dispute over the Hebrew word _limshok_, the thinking that it should be read _lismok_ "to sustain" or _lesammmex_ "to make happy," but I think it reads pretty well as _limshok_.

My translation: "I ventured to test my capabilities with wine."

Hoping to help.

Shalom,
Bryan


Ron Snider wrote:
I would like to get some input on how one views the syntax of the infinitive construct of MASHAK and how it is to be translated. The normal root meaning seems to be to pull, drag or draw out. It can come to mean to extend or prolong, but it that is the case here, it would seem to indicate extended drinking sessions...I have no problem with the fact that Solomon may have drank and drank to excess, but is that what is in view? As far as the syntax, the NAS understands the infinitive to mean how to do something, but it could also indicate purpose I think.

Any insights are appreciated.

Ron Snider,
Pastor-teacher,
Makarios Bible Church
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