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  • From: "Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>
  • To: "Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Isaiah 9:6
  • Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 01:17:51 -0500

Sujata:

This verse is not the easiest to translate, but here are a few random
thoughts I have had on the subject.

First of all, this is not a given name, rather “name” is used in its broader
sense to include fame or recognition, i.e. what the person is like.

>From the Masoritic pointing, we have a string of eight nouns, only the
>fourth one could be an adjective. There are other examples in Tanakh of
>strings of nouns (often proper nouns = names).

A literal translation of each noun has: miracle, counsellor, God, hero (or
mighty one), father, eon, prince, fullness (often translated as “peace”).

I read this as two intersperced groups of three attributes: Miracle
(supernatural), Counsellor (human), God (supernatural), Hero (human), Father
of Time (supernatural), Prince of Fullness (human).

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: Sujata <shevaroys AT yahoo.com>

> In the JPS Bible, Isaiah 9:6 (KJV) 9:5(JPS) is
> translated as
>
> For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us;
> and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name
> is called Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom
>
> What is the literal translation of
> Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Best wishes,
> Sujata
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