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  • From: "Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>
  • To: "Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Job 9:15
  • Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:17:59 -0500

Chris:

I think this is a mistranslation. Job is not calling out to his judge
directly in this verse, rather he is calling for justice. He looks for a
judgement in his favor as his friends are accusing him of all sorts of
wrongdoing that he has not done.

As for a PL root, I know of none. There is NPL to fall, PWL broadbean, PL)
beyond reach as in a miracle, PLH to mark out as in selecting for separate
treatment, PLL to intercede for i.e. to act as a lawyer. I see no unified PL
root.

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: "wattswestmaas" <wattswestmaas AT eircom.net>

> Job 9:15 Root: Shin-Peh-Tet
>
> "....I would plead (make supplication) to my Judge"
>
> Qustion: This is the only PIEL from this root, and even then it is cleaely a
> participle. What is more Gesenius refers to it as POEL indicating something
> that is OPPOSED. Since this would fit in with the CONTEXT of Job's anguish
> and personal distress at feeling neglected by God, (even though
> paradoxically Job remains faithful), Judge is an innacurate translation.
> Any comments please?
>
>
> A little while ago I asked about the Piel of the root 'Peh-Lamed-lamed' I
> want to know if there was ever the root 'Peh-Lamed' somewhere??
>
> Thankyou
>
> Chris.
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