Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yigal Levin <Yigal-Levin AT utc.edu>]

Because then it would be "Vayyishlekhu anshei Beth-el".

yigal

At 04:39 PM 10/21/2002 -0400, Lisbeth S. Fried wrote:
>Why not the town Beth-el sent?
>liz
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>> 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
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>> 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.
>>
>>
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Dr. Yigal Levin
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga TN 37403-2598
U.S.A.