Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Lee R. Martin" <lmartin AT vol.com>]

Dear Ben,
Thanks for your reply.  I am sorry that we are not communicating well. The
verse you list below does not have a relative clause, so it does not address
my question.  If I can think of a new way to state the question, I will get
back to you. Otherwise, I give up.

The post from Trevor Peterson gives Gen. 18:17 as a parallel, and it is
probably sufficient to show that the RSV could be correct.  I will not send
a separate response to Trevor (Thanks Trevor).

Lee R. Martin



>On Fri 11 Dec 98 (13:08:05), lmartin AT vol.com wrote:
>> I understand your translation and the reasoning behind it, but I doubt
>> that a periphrastic would be formed by two words which are so far
>> apart.  Can you show me some examples elsewhere?  The relative clause
>> usually modifies the word or phrase immediately preceeding it, in this
>> case "uWBass:RiYDiYM," thus, "the survivors whom the Lord calls."
>>
> Dear Lee,
>
> Yes, I agree: that's the difficulty (or part of it). Perhaps the
Participle
> can stand on its own, with HaYaH understood: especially as TiH:YeH occurs,
> albeit some way back.
>
> Obadiah 1:17 comes to mind:
> uWB:HaR TsiYYoWN     TiH:YeH         P:LeY+aH
> and upon mount Zion  there shall be  a deliverance
>
> _W:HaYaH     QoDeSh_    )  [HaYaH with Participle]
> and it shall be holy    )
>
> W:YaR:ShuW BeYT Ya`a:QoB              'eT MoWRaSheYHeM
> and the house of Jacob shall possess  their possessions
>