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Ex. 34

From: "ben merkle" <benmerkle AT moscow.com>
To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Ex. 34
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 11:08:23 -0800

In Ex. 34 Moses comes down from the Mountain with the skin of his face
shining (in modern English translations). I know there is a long medieval
tradition of giving Moses horns instead. BDB gives Ex. 34 as the only place
where the root KRN indicates shining and everywhere else it seems to
indicate horns of some sort. I think the imagery of "shining" is a lot
better than horns, but personnal preference aside, is there any other
justification for using translating KRN as shining?
Thanks,
Ben Merkle
New Saint Andrews College

Ex. 34, ben merkle, 12/01/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- RE: Ex. 34, Lisbeth S. Fried, 12/02/2001
- RE: Ex. 34, Shoshanna Walker, 12/02/2001
- Ex. 34, Shoshanna Walker, 12/02/2001
- Re: Ex. 34, Ben Crick, 12/02/2001
- RE: Ex. 34, Trevor & Julie Peterson, 12/02/2001
- RE: Ex. 34, Shoshanna Walker, 12/02/2001
- Re: Ex. 34, c stirling bartholomew, 12/02/2001
- Re: Ex. 34, Shoshanna Walker, 12/02/2001
- Re: Ex. 34, Ben Crick, 12/03/2001
- RE: Ex. 34, Trevor & Julie Peterson, 12/03/2001