Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Ray Clendenen" <rclende AT lifeway.com>]

2. Doesn't the use of B:QOLOW in v. 7 suggest that the divine voice begin
in v. 8?

1. Regarding the use of emphatic KY, although I have seen very little if
any reference to it over the years, I was impressed with Barry Bandstra's
Yale dissertation in 1982 ("The Syntax of particle KY in Biblical Hebrew
and Ugaritic") where he argued:
     "Our research into particle KY enables us to draw a number of
conclusions about its syntax and semantic function. We first note that KY
manifests itself as a syntactic relator particle in all of its semantic
functions. Its primary function is to relate two clsuses together in a
dependency relation to form a sentence.
     A corollary of the fact that KY is a relator particle is the
conclusion that KY in BH and K/KY in Ugaritic do not function as emphatic
particles within a clause. An examiniation of the passages claimed to
contain emphatic K or KY [e.g., Gen 18:20; 1 Sam 14:44; Isa 7:9; Ps 49:16;
118:10; 128:2; Lam 3:22] shows that emphasis is not the function of the
particle. The suggestion of emphasis which is found in the 'proof texts'
for emphatic KY is due to stylistic or pragmatic consideration, primarily
the principle of topicalization."

After reading his dissertation I have tended to be skeptical of
interpretations of KY as other than an indicator of subordination.


E. Ray Clendenen
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"Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and
glory forever and ever. Amen"
1 Timothy 1:17 (HCSB)


                                                                              
       
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Two questions:

1.  The KIY begining verses 3 and 7 seen best translated "for" meaning
"because" and providing a reason for the preceeding acts of worship.
VanGemeren suggests "truly!" making the verses exclamatory hymns (EBC
p.618).  Enns sticks with the "for" but needs each to connect with his
creation/re-creation theme ahead of cultic function.  This may be minor
but it seems to effect the interpretation for the original reader/hearer.

2.  ':A$ER at the begining of verse 9; "where" or "when"???  If "when" is
reasonable, is it also reasonable to begin the voice of God here and end
the voice of the psalmist at 8?  Or, does the connective nature of the
word demand linking it with the antecedent clause in 8?

Thanks for your thoughts!!
Paul Traub
ptraub AT juno.com

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