Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

Why not the town Beth-el sent?
liz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yigal Levin [mailto:Yigal-Levin AT utc.edu]
> Sent: Mon, October 21, 2002 4:29 PM
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: [b-hebrew] Re: Zech 7:2
>
>
> At 03:02 PM 10/21/2002 -0400, Lisbeth S. Fried wrote:
> >How should Zech 7:2 be translated?
> >thanks,
> >Liz
> >
> >
> Hi Liz,
>
> I would go with the JPS in this case: "When Bethelsharezer
> and Regem-melech
> and his men sent to entreat the favor of the Lord." I realize that
> "Bethelsharezer" is a strange name, but "Beth-el" as either
> referring to
> the town of Beth-el or to the Jerusalem Temple (which is
> called "Beth YHWH"
> in the next verse) does not make sense. Any other
> understanding would mean
> ammending the text, for which there's no evidence.
>
>
> Dr. Yigal Levin
> Dept. of Philosophy and Religion
> University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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