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Zechariah 1.16

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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Zechariah 1.16, peterg45, 04/02/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Zechariah 1.16, George Athas, 04/03/2001
- Re: Zechariah 1.16, Ben Crick, 04/03/2001
- Re: Zechariah 1.16, George Athas, 04/04/2001
- Re: Zechariah 1.16, Lee R. Martin, 04/09/2001