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Re: [b-hebrew] Exo 14:7

From: "Maurice A. O'Sullivan" <mauros AT iol.ie>
To: "David N. da Silva" <huyxh8s02 AT sneakemail.com>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Exo 14:7
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:45:41 +0100

At 18:16 22/10/2004, David N. da Silva wrote:

KJV is:

And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

I have a variant reading to propose that is quite different. As always, I appreciate comments from anyone whose Hebrew is better than mine (that is, from anyone at all) :

And he took six hundred of his best chariots; they were Egyptian chariots with a third man, a shield-carrier, in every one of them.

David:
Without going to the Hebrew at all, a quick check on the JPS Tanakh would show this note to Ex. 14:7

>> Heb. shalish; originally 'third man on royal chariot' ; hence 'adjutant,' 'officer.' <<

Maurice A. O'Sullivan [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros AT iol.ie

Re: [b-hebrew] Exo 14:7, Maurice A. O'Sullivan, 10/22/2004