Biblical Hebrew Forum

[ben.crick AT argonet.co.uk (Ben Crick)]

On Tue 16 Jan 2001 (14:24:26), jbarach AT telusplanet.net wrote:
> In Judges 6:34, some translations and some commentaries speak about the
> Spirit of YHWH "putting on" or "clothing himself with" Gideon.  Others,
> however, speak about the Spirit "clothing" Gideon.  In the one case,
> Gideon is the garment.  In the other, the Spirit is the garment.

 Dear John,

 W:RuWaX YHWH           LaB:$aH  'eT-GiD:`oWN ...
 And the Spirit of YHWH  endued    Gideon...

 Here 'eT is the sign of the Direct Object, not the preposition With.
 L-B-$ means to clothe; to don; to cloak. It also is used metaphorically
 for to endue, or to clothe somebody, with qualities such as Grace, Glory,
 etc. Here the Spirit of YHWH is investing Gideon with spiritual qualities
 which he will need for the God-given tasks which he is now facing.

 My $0.02

 Ben
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