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Malachi 3:7 "Why? or How?"

From: "Tony Calman" <tcalman AT nvision.net.au>
To: <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Malachi 3:7 "Why? or How?"
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 13:56:11 +1000

Dear Hebrewers

The hypothetical response of Israel to the Lord Almighty's question in
Malachi 3:7 is BaMMeh NaSHuB - translated "How shall we return". Is Pieter
Verhoef's (NICOT, p.297) "Why do we have to return?" a fair translation. He
does not make any comment regarding changing the interogative to "why".

Tony Calman
tcalman AT nvision.net.au

Malachi 3:7 "Why? or How?", Tony Calman, 09/17/1998
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- Re: Malachi 3:7 "Why? or How?", Lewis Reich, 09/18/1998