Biblical Hebrew Forum

[lizfried AT umich.edu]

Hi Uri,
I dicuss this in my book. I translate it that
they didn't even take the time to go to the bathroom
(to send out his water)!
Best,
Liz

Quoting Uri Hurwitz <uhurwitz AT yahoo.com>:

>
>   Any suggestion for the meaning of the last three words in Neh. 4:17,  ish
> shilh(.)o hamayim?
>
>  Each word is perfectly clear but not when combined in a phrase. I seem to
> remember that it was omitted in one of the LXX versions; I interpret this to
> mean that the ancient translator felt, like me now, that the phrase was too
> garbled to have a meaning..
>
>   Uri
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