Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 17/05/2004 16:19, Karl Randolph wrote:

> David:
>
> What is at stake here is not the legality of the action, as we understand it, 
> rather the action. This is giving something of value to get the recipient to 
> do something that he normally may not do. In that way, a king can bribe 
> another king.
>
> An example of a “legal” bribe is in U.S. politics, where a large donation is 
> given to a politician’s re-election campaign so that the politician will do 
> certain things that the “donor” wishes.
>  

Another example, closer to the context, is the way in which (allegedly 
at least) the USA offered financial incentives to other countries to 
join the attack on Iraq. A bribe? Unethical? That depends on your 
political viewpoint - and I don't want to get us into a discussion of 
that! But maybe similar political judgments were being hinted at in the 
different nuances behind $XD and &KR.


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