Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Lira" <rosangelalira AT terra.com.br>]

Edward,

 

Hello. 


All sanctuary procedures were spoken of as "morning-evening". The sole 
exception, which you pointed out, was the lighting of the lampstands, which 
were lit on a sunset to sunrise ("evening-morning") basis. Doing so would 
ensure that the oil would last throughout the dark hours. However, the 
continual burnt offering is never spoken of as "evening-morning", but as 
"morning-evening" (see Exodus 29:39; Leviticus 6:12-13; Num 28:4; 2 Kgs 
16:15; 1 Chron 16:40; 23:30; 2 Chron 2:4; 13:11; 31:3; Ezra 3:3).

As to the Septuagint and the Theodotion translations, of course the word 
"days" was supplied. My point was that the translators evidently interpreted 
the phrase as meaning "days", not "sacrifices".  

 

Blessings,

 

Rosangela.