Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

At 02:32 PM 11/13/2002 +0100, Me wrote:
>I have always read Ezek 40:45-6 as saying that those priests who 
>tended the altar at the time of writing were the sons of Zadok, while 
>those who more generally tended the temple were "rank and file" 
>priests. However, I recently came across a translation that took the 
>position that the sons of Zadok applied to both those who were in 
>charge of the temple and of the altar. How do people on the list 
>read the text from a strictly linguistic point of view?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Ian
>
Hi Ian,

Both readings seem possible, depending on who the object of "hemmah" in 46b
would be.


Dr. Yigal Levin
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