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  • From: "Peter Kirk" <Peter_Kirk AT sil.org>
  • To: "'Lisbeth S. Fried'" <lizfried AT umich.edu>, "'Biblical Hebrew'" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: CHESED=Grace
  • Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 19:05:15 -0000


In the context, this is surely a case of the objective genitive which
Søren mentions i.e. God is faithful/loving/committed towards David. NRSV
gets the direction correct with "my steadfast, sure love for David",
although I am not so sure that "love" is appropriate.

Peter Kirk

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisbeth S. Fried [mailto:lizfried AT umich.edu]
> Sent: 17 January 2002 15:54
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: RE: CHESED=Grace
>
> Isaiah 55:3
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Glenn Blank [mailto:glennblank AT earthlink.net]
> > Sent: Wed, January 16, 2002 6:37 PM
> > To: Biblical Hebrew
> > Subject: RE: CHESED=Grace
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Lisbeth S. Fried" <lizfried AT umich.edu>
> > >To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> > >Subject: RE: CHESED=Grace
> > >Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:14:36 -0500
> > >
> >
> > >The hesed of David wouldn't refer to his mercy to GOd,
> > >but his loyalty.
> > >Liz
> >
> > Where do you have the "hesed of David" in the Scripture? I don't
> remember
> > seeing it, only God's "hesed" to David.
> >
> > glenn blank
> > Pensacola FL
> >





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