Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Lisbeth S. Fried" <lizfried AT umich.edu>]

It's our *Gods*, actually.
HEar Oh Israel, YHWH is [all of] our gods , YHWH alone.
Neat, eh?
Liz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ian goldsmith [mailto:iangoldsmith1969 AT yahoo.co.uk]
> Sent: Tue, January 29, 2002 9:49 AM
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: Re:One God.
> 
> 
> Shoshanna
> 
> Sorry, you are of course correct, it is 'Elohainu'
> (our God - I'll check my BHS next time), but the point
>  still stands when He is refered to, 'God' is always
> in the plural.
> 
> I just wondered if this was an intentional references
> to the LORD's character, mysterious as it most
> definately is.
> 
> 
> 
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