Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

Dear Michael,

> No, youíre right.  The translation was rushed and
> sloppy.  But the basic point still remains: YHWH can
> choose Ha-Am ìfor Himself.î  And Ha-AM can choose YHWH
> ìfor itself.î
>
> Therefore, which interpretation of Psa. 33:12 should
> *I* choose, and why?  :-)

HH: Liz gave one reason, and I gave another. But 
if you want a third reason, your translation 
doesn't have YHWH as a possible object. If LW 
means "for itself," then there is no object for 
the verb "choose."

                                Yours,
                                Harold Holmyard