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  • From: peter_kirk AT sil.org
  • To: <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re[2]: 1 Sam 31:5: was Saul necessarily dead?
  • Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 17:40:57 -0500


Ian asked:

Would you doubt that Jacob was dead in Gen 50:15 (which uses
quite similar wording and progression of verb forms)? What about
Nabal's death in 1Sam25:39?

The difference in both of these cases is that the narrative has
already stated that the person in question has died (Gen 49:33, 1 Sam
25:38). This is not actually stated in 1 Samuel 31:4-5 - especially
if M"T may be a participle not a QATAL form, as Dave has pointed out.
It is clear that both Saul and the armour-bearer died, but not clear,
I think, that Saul died before the armour-bearer fell on his sword.

Peter Kirk





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