Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 07/09/2004 00:05, Karl Randolph wrote:

> Uh, Peter:
>
> (M H)RC is used for the people of Egypt, Genesis 42:6 and Exodus 5:5 the 
> pharaoh refers to Israel living in Egypt as (M H)RC. I wouldn’t be surprised 
> if I can find more examples.
>  

I grant you Genesis 42:6, so BDB has let me down here by implying that 
the phrase was used only of Israelites. But not Exodus 5:5 where as you 
say the reference is, rather paradoxically, to Israelites.

> As for context, I didn’t say immediate context, though when Israel was told 
> to ascend and take possession of the land, the land they were to possess was 
> already defined elsewhere so the “take possession” acts as an identifier.
>
>  
Well, I suppose so. But isn't that true of 1 Chronicles 7:21 as well? 
The most recently mentioned land in the context is clearly Israel, as 
divided in chapter 6 as well as in 7:24,28-29. There is no mention of or 
allusion to Egypt anywhere near.

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