Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter_Kirk AT SIL.ORG]

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Subject: Re: The Sons of El
Author:  dwashbur AT nyx.net at internet
Date:    19/01/1999 21:48


> Dave:
>
> You are correct that the main text described in the article covers verses 
> 37 to 43.  There are a couple of words from verse 8 preserved on another 
> fragment, which he also discusses in this article.  They are as follows: 
>
> bhnchy[l]
> bny 'l[
>
> The text cuts off there, so we can't tell whether the word is 'l, 'lym or 
> 'lhym.

Do I understand that people are trying to reconstruct the text here 
based on a fragment of papyrus or whatever consisting of one complete 
word and two partial words? Might these words not have come from some 
completely different text? And of course there are many other words 
beginning with 'l.

"A Bible that's falling apart means a life that isn't."

Yes, but that much falling apart is ridiculous!

Peter Kirk