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  • From: peterg45 AT excite.com
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Zechariah 1.16
  • Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 17:22:25 -0700 (PDT)


Hi
I friend and I are having a discussion concerning the "glory of the Lord"
departing from the Temple in Jerusalem, as related by Ezekiel. He claims
that it never returned. However, I claim that Zechariah proclaims to the
returned exiles that God has returned--Zechariah 1.16. The RSV translates:
"I have returned" (the verb form is "shabti" (qal perf.). The NIV translates
it as: "I will return." The NKJV translates it: "I am returning.". Gesenius
Grammar is about as specific as BilClinton talking about his relationship
with Monica.
Does anyone out there have a suggestion on how this particular qal
perfect is to be translated, and why?







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