Biblical Hebrew Forum

[a.c.smith AT juno.com (Andrew C Smith)]

Ezek 24:17 has been interpreted to mean this: this prophet is told to put
on his "adornment" - therefore, one can conclude that one normally did
not wear such "adornment" during a time of mourning. The question is:
exactly what is meant by such adornment?

Now, if this "adornment" is a "turban" as most translators and Mr. Athas
suggest, then the "adornment" cannot refer to TEFILLIN or TSE-TSE-OT.

But if, as the Talmud suggests (in the tractate "ketubot"), this
"adornment" does indeed refer to TEFILLIN and TSE-TSE-OT, then this is
the only occasion on which one may not wear these otherwise mandatory
garments. Interestly, Martin Luther also adopted this reading of the text
in his final edition of the Old Testament in 1545, perhaps because he had
consulted local Rabbis regarding difficult translation passages.

What do y'all think?

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