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  • From: ben.crick AT argonet.co.uk (Ben Crick)
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: Judges 6:34 ("Clothed")
  • Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 00:51:55 +0000


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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  • Judges 6:34 ("Clothed"), John Barach, 01/16/2001
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    • Re: Judges 6:34 ("Clothed"), Ben Crick, 01/16/2001

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