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Re: [b-hebrew] Prov 21:4

From: Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>
To: ben.crick AT argonet.co.uk (Ben and Jo Crick)
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Prov 21:4
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 18:38:26 -0400

At 10:22 PM 7/15/03 +0100, you wrote:

> The word NiR occurs again in Proverbs 31:18 (NeRaHh in pause with the 3fs
> pronominal suffix), of the diligent wife whose *lamp* burns all night as she
> labours on, burning the midnight oil, earning revenue for the family with
> her
> cottage industries.
>
> By contrast, the "lamp of the wicked" (NiR R:$a`iYM in 21:4) is burning all
> night whilst the baddies plot their nefarious deeds in the thieves' kitchen.
> This understanding makes sense of the parallelism in 21:4 too.
>
> Just a thought FWIW,

very nice. thanks

Jim

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[b-hebrew] Prov 21:4, Jim West, 07/15/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] Prov 21:4, Yigal Levin, 07/15/2003
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [b-hebrew] Prov 21:4, Jim West, 07/15/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] Prov 21:4, Karl Randolph, 07/15/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] Prov 21:4, Ben and Jo Crick, 07/15/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] Prov 21:4, Jim West, 07/15/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] Prov 21:4, Bearpecs, 07/15/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] Prov 21:4, Ben and Jo Crick, 07/16/2003